Trooper William Schoenberger
Wisconsin State Patrol- State Trooper
End of Watch: Thursday April 22, 1993
Biographical Info
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 8 years, 6 months
Car Number: 619
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Thursday April 17, 1993
Recruit Class: WSPA Class of 1984
Assignment: Eau Claire
Trooper William Schoenberger succumbed to injuries sustained when his patrol car was struck by a tractor trailer on I-94. He had positioned his patrol car in the right line of the interstate to block traffic as the local fire department attempted to extinguish a car fire.
The trucker who caused the accident was convicted of homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle and was sentenced to three years of probation and 500 hours of community service.
Trooper Schoenberger joined the Wisconsin State Patrol in 1984, and spent all of his 8-1/2 years in the Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls area. At the time of his death, he was 31 years old and was married with one daughter. Trooper Schoenberger is greatly missed by all member s of the Wisconsin State Patrol.
Trooper William Schoenberger Memorial Links:
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/statepatrol/about/memoriam.htm
http://www.odmp.org/officer/484-trooper-iii-william-schoenberger
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