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Gerald Dwain Rahier II

Age : 42

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 08/19/2024

Location : 100 South Road at 40 East Road

City : Grainfield

County : Sheridan

State : Kansas

Agency : Kansas Highway Patrol

Officer(s) :Ethan Masterson

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed in crash with police vehicle responding to emergency

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/19/2024, Gerald Dwain “Jerry” Rahier II, 42, was killed when Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Ethan Masterson crashed his patrol SUV into the driver’s side of Rahier’s 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe at the rural intersection of 100 South Road and 40 East Road in Sheridan County. Masterson was responding to a separate fatal crash on K-23 south of Hoxie.
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Masterson was traveling west on 100 South Road while Rahier was traveling south on 40 East Road. Kansas Highway Patrol reported that Masterson had his emergency lights and siren activated as he approached the intersection. Masterson entered the intersection and struck the driver’s side of Rahier’s Tahoe. The intersection was described in later reporting as an intersection of two dirt roads that apparently did not have stop signs.
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The collision killed Rahier at the scene. His partner, Arielle C. Lemos, and their two young children were also in the Tahoe. All three were injured. One child was airlifted after suffering particularly serious injuries. All four people in Rahier’s vehicle were restrained.
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The family disputed the Kansas Highway Patrol’s account that Masterson was operating with his emergency lights and siren activated. A fundraiser established for the family stated that the trooper was speeding and did not have his lights and siren operating. KHP maintained that both emergency lights and siren were activated.
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The Kansas Highway Patrol Critical Highway Accident Response Team investigated the fatal collision.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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Ethan Masterson was the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper driving the patrol SUV that struck Rahier’s vehicle.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://hayspost.com/posts/e8bc65fe-6f82-4a75-88dc-17cdc994ae42
https://salinapost.com/posts/72411cb0-d25a-423c-9908-6bc6c728ddda
https://www.ksn.com/news/state-regional/kansas-trooper-involved-in-fatal-crash-while-responding-to-a-fatal-crash/
https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/32835749/gerald-d.-rahier
https://www.kwch.com/2024/08/20/khp-trooper-involved-fatal-crash-sheridan-county/
https://www.kansas.com/news/state/article291262700.html
GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-arielle-and-her-boys-after-tragic-accident