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Richmond – This morning at 11:30 a.m. Troopers, Motor Carrier Inspectors and Command Staff from the Indiana State Police came together at the Richmond Scales Facility, at the 147 mm of I-70, for a ceremony to dedicate the Richmond Scale Facility to the memory of Master Motor Carrier Inspector Robert “Bob” Pitcher. Pitcher was killed in a line of duty motor vehicle crash on 9/26/10.

Master Motor Carrier Inspector Robert “Bob” Pitcher was a lifelong resident of Wayne County and was appointed to the Indiana State Police Motor Carrier Division in July 1988. He had been assigned to the Connersville Post, then later the Pendleton Post. Pitcher was killed on September 26th 2010 in a line of duty crash on I-70, at the 135.5 mile marker, as he towed a piece of equipment used in the testing of truck brakes.

The ceremony was opened by comments from Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division Commander Major Mike Eslinger, followed by comments from Indiana State Police Colonel Mark French, and ended with a speech given by Bob Pitcher’s daughter, Tami McKinney.

The scale facility was officially dedicated to the memory of Bob Pitcher today, with a sign erected at the entrance to the facility, along with a picture and plaque of Pitcher placed in the lobby.

The first photograph is of Bob Pitcher's daughter, Tami McKinney, and her husband Brian, under the new sign erected at the entrance to the scale facility.

The second photograph is of Major Mike Eslinger addressing the crowd, as Brian and Tami McKinney, along with ISP Colonel Mark French, stand by waiting to speak.