- Hometown:
- Michigan City, Indiana
- Appointed:
- February 27, 1973
- District:
- Dunes Park
- Life:
- January 1, 1949 - April 16, 1975 | 26 Years Old
Five days before completing one-year as a Probationary Trooper, Trooper Phillips was responding to a call for assistance from a fellow trooper who was pursuing a violator. Trooper Phillips was traveling on U.S. 20 when his patrol car crested a hill and collided with semi-tractor trailer making an illegal U-turn. Trooper Phillips died at the scene.
