Legislation Signed to Honor Trooper Rodger Adams with Memorial Highway in Lenawee

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Lansing, MI — Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday signed Senator Dale Zorn’s legislation to honor Trooper Rodger Adams, who was the 25th Michigan State Police officer to die in the line of duty.

“Our state troopers and local law enforcement officers risk their lives every day to keep us safe, and we too often take that for granted,” said Zorn, R-Ida. “I want to thank the governor for signing this bill, which will honor the life and death of Trooper Rodger Adams — a husband, veteran and dedicated officer who was tragically killed while serving and protecting the people of Michigan.”

On May 14, 1971, Adams was killed instantly when his patrol car was hit nearly head-on by an oncoming car on U.S. 12 near Tipton Highway as Adams and his partner were responding to a traffic crash shortly after 1 a.m.

Senate Bill 132 designates a portion of U.S. 12 in Lenawee County from M-52 to the Monagan Highway as the “Trooper Rodger M. Adams Memorial Highway.”Former Lenawee County Commissioner Jim Driskill previously testified in support of Zorn’s bill.

The measure has no fiscal impact on the state or local government. State law requires private contributions to completely cover the cost of erecting and maintaining markers indicating the name of a memorial highway.

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*Media courtesy of the Office of State Senator Dale Zorn*