Armstrong grew up in Bridgeton and was thrilled when he was able to join his hometown Police Department two years ago, said Terry Borton, a Bridgeton councilman who knew the officer and his parents. The parents, Larry and Karen Armstrong of Bridgeton, declined an interview.
"Scott was a good guy," Borton said. "He was always professional. Everybody in this community was proud of him."
Armstrong was divorced and leaves an 8-year-old son, who lives in Washington state. Also surviving is a sister of the St. Louis area.
After graduating from Hazelwood West High School in 1992, Armstrong did a stint in the Navy. He got his start in police work in Oak Harbor, Wash.
"He started off as a reserve officer here, and then became a jailer before he was commissioned in mid-2000," said Rick Wallace, Oak Harbor assistant chief. "We were very fond of him."
After a year as an officer in Oak Harbor, he moved back here and worked as a patrol officer in Sunset Hills for about a year before joining the Bridgeton department.
Bridgeton Police Chief Walt Mutert said, "We were glad we got an opening so we could get Scott." Mutert, like Borton, had known Armstrong and his parents, who worked on various civic committees in Bridgeton. Like Bastean, Armstrong had a fiancee, Mutert said.
Visitation for Armstrong at Collier's Funeral Home, 3400 North Lindbergh Boulevard. A short service at St. Peters Catholic Church, 243 West Argonne Avenue in Kirkwood. Burial at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
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Patrolman Scott Armstrong was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a vehicle being driven the wrong way on I-370, near I-270. The driver of the wrong way vehicle, who was drunk at the time, was also killed in the incident.
Patrolman Armstrong had served with the Bridgeton Police Department for 2 years and had previously served with the Oak Harbor, Washington, Police Department, and Sunset Hills, Missouri, Police Department, for a total of 3 years. He is survived by his son, parents, sister, brother-in-law, and girlfriend. The stretch of highway where he was killed was posthumously renamed the Officer Scott Armstrong Memorial Highway.
Officer Armstrong was a U.S. Navy Veteran.
Contributor: Rhonda Skaggs-Wise (48745114) • [email protected]
"Scott was a good guy," Borton said. "He was always professional. Everybody in this community was proud of him."
Armstrong was divorced and leaves an 8-year-old son, who lives in Washington state. Also surviving is a sister of the St. Louis area.
After graduating from Hazelwood West High School in 1992, Armstrong did a stint in the Navy. He got his start in police work in Oak Harbor, Wash.
"He started off as a reserve officer here, and then became a jailer before he was commissioned in mid-2000," said Rick Wallace, Oak Harbor assistant chief. "We were very fond of him."
After a year as an officer in Oak Harbor, he moved back here and worked as a patrol officer in Sunset Hills for about a year before joining the Bridgeton department.
Bridgeton Police Chief Walt Mutert said, "We were glad we got an opening so we could get Scott." Mutert, like Borton, had known Armstrong and his parents, who worked on various civic committees in Bridgeton. Like Bastean, Armstrong had a fiancee, Mutert said.
Visitation for Armstrong at Collier's Funeral Home, 3400 North Lindbergh Boulevard. A short service at St. Peters Catholic Church, 243 West Argonne Avenue in Kirkwood. Burial at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
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∼Badge # 214
Patrolman Scott Armstrong was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a vehicle being driven the wrong way on I-370, near I-270. The driver of the wrong way vehicle, who was drunk at the time, was also killed in the incident.
Patrolman Armstrong had served with the Bridgeton Police Department for 2 years and had previously served with the Oak Harbor, Washington, Police Department, and Sunset Hills, Missouri, Police Department, for a total of 3 years. He is survived by his son, parents, sister, brother-in-law, and girlfriend. The stretch of highway where he was killed was posthumously renamed the Officer Scott Armstrong Memorial Highway.
Officer Armstrong was a U.S. Navy Veteran.
Contributor: Rhonda Skaggs-Wise (48745114) • [email protected]
Armstrong grew up in Bridgeton and was thrilled when he was able to join his hometown Police Department two years ago, said Terry Borton, a Bridgeton councilman who knew the officer and his parents. The parents, Larry and Karen Armstrong of Bridgeton, declined an interview.
"Scott was a good guy," Borton said. "He was always professional. Everybody in this community was proud of him."
Armstrong was divorced and leaves an 8-year-old son, who lives in Washington state. Also surviving is a sister of the St. Louis area.
After graduating from Hazelwood West High School in 1992, Armstrong did a stint in the Navy. He got his start in police work in Oak Harbor, Wash.
"He started off as a reserve officer here, and then became a jailer before he was commissioned in mid-2000," said Rick Wallace, Oak Harbor assistant chief. "We were very fond of him."
After a year as an officer in Oak Harbor, he moved back here and worked as a patrol officer in Sunset Hills for about a year before joining the Bridgeton department.
Bridgeton Police Chief Walt Mutert said, "We were glad we got an opening so we could get Scott." Mutert, like Borton, had known Armstrong and his parents, who worked on various civic committees in Bridgeton. Like Bastean, Armstrong had a fiancee, Mutert said.
Visitation for Armstrong at Collier's Funeral Home, 3400 North Lindbergh Boulevard. A short service at St. Peters Catholic Church, 243 West Argonne Avenue in Kirkwood. Burial at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Looking to the future
∼Badge # 214
Patrolman Scott Armstrong was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a vehicle being driven the wrong way on I-370, near I-270. The driver of the wrong way vehicle, who was drunk at the time, was also killed in the incident.
Patrolman Armstrong had served with the Bridgeton Police Department for 2 years and had previously served with the Oak Harbor, Washington, Police Department, and Sunset Hills, Missouri, Police Department, for a total of 3 years. He is survived by his son, parents, sister, brother-in-law, and girlfriend. The stretch of highway where he was killed was posthumously renamed the Officer Scott Armstrong Memorial Highway.
Officer Armstrong was a U.S. Navy Veteran.
Contributor: Rhonda Skaggs-Wise (48745114) • [email protected]
"Scott was a good guy," Borton said. "He was always professional. Everybody in this community was proud of him."
Armstrong was divorced and leaves an 8-year-old son, who lives in Washington state. Also surviving is a sister of the St. Louis area.
After graduating from Hazelwood West High School in 1992, Armstrong did a stint in the Navy. He got his start in police work in Oak Harbor, Wash.
"He started off as a reserve officer here, and then became a jailer before he was commissioned in mid-2000," said Rick Wallace, Oak Harbor assistant chief. "We were very fond of him."
After a year as an officer in Oak Harbor, he moved back here and worked as a patrol officer in Sunset Hills for about a year before joining the Bridgeton department.
Bridgeton Police Chief Walt Mutert said, "We were glad we got an opening so we could get Scott." Mutert, like Borton, had known Armstrong and his parents, who worked on various civic committees in Bridgeton. Like Bastean, Armstrong had a fiancee, Mutert said.
Visitation for Armstrong at Collier's Funeral Home, 3400 North Lindbergh Boulevard. A short service at St. Peters Catholic Church, 243 West Argonne Avenue in Kirkwood. Burial at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Looking to the future
∼Badge # 214
Patrolman Scott Armstrong was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a vehicle being driven the wrong way on I-370, near I-270. The driver of the wrong way vehicle, who was drunk at the time, was also killed in the incident.
Patrolman Armstrong had served with the Bridgeton Police Department for 2 years and had previously served with the Oak Harbor, Washington, Police Department, and Sunset Hills, Missouri, Police Department, for a total of 3 years. He is survived by his son, parents, sister, brother-in-law, and girlfriend. The stretch of highway where he was killed was posthumously renamed the Officer Scott Armstrong Memorial Highway.
Officer Armstrong was a U.S. Navy Veteran.
Contributor: Rhonda Skaggs-Wise (48745114) • [email protected]
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