LODD Officer Doug Knutson #3818
FOP Grand Canyon State Lodge 32
On 01/02/1998, Officer Doug Knutson #3818 was standing in the Scottsdale Road gore area on Loop 202 when he was stuck and killed while helping a disabled motorist. Officer Knutson was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
Officer Knutson was the first AZDPS motorcycle officer to be killed in the line of duty. May we never forget his sacrifice.
