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| Kingman Air Rescue pilot Matthew Uhl Photo courtesy of Arizona Department of Public Safety |
Driver of SUV and passenger also killed - no signs of impairment on either driver
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 -
The DPS family is saddened to learn of the death of Pilot Matthew Uhl. Uhl was in a DPS owned Chevrolet Lumina traveling northbound on U.S. 93 about 12 miles north of Wickenburg at 8:41p.m. last night when his vehicle was struck head-on by a 1995 Ford Explorer that was moving at a high rate of speed and may have been attempting to pass other vehicles. Uhl, who was a civilian rotary pilot, was deceased on scene.
The driver of the SUV and his passenger were also pronounced deceased on-scene. There were no signs of impairment in either driver.
Uhl has been a DPS Pilot since 2006. He operated the Bell 407 Ranger Air Rescue and was assigned to the DPS Central Air Rescue Unit in Phoenix. At the time of his death, Matt Uhl was enroute to cover a shift in Kingman as part of the DPS Western Air Rescue.
On February 20, 2010, Matt and DPS Officer/Paramedic Eric Tarr made news when they rescued 3-year-old Victoria Bensch who had been missing for nearly 15 hours after she wandered away from her Cordes Lakes home.
“Matt was a true professional. He always had a great attitude and was just the kind of employee you’d want to have. Matt was an exemplary pilot and a terrific guy. This is a painful loss for all of us at DPS,” said Sergeant Martyn Fink of the DPS Aviation Unit.
Uhl is survived by his wife and three children.The driver of the SUV and his passenger were also pronounced deceased on-scene. There were no signs of impairment in either driver.
Uhl has been a DPS Pilot since 2006. He operated the Bell 407 Ranger Air Rescue and was assigned to the DPS Central Air Rescue Unit in Phoenix. At the time of his death, Matt Uhl was enroute to cover a shift in Kingman as part of the DPS Western Air Rescue.
On February 20, 2010, Matt and DPS Officer/Paramedic Eric Tarr made news when they rescued 3-year-old Victoria Bensch who had been missing for nearly 15 hours after she wandered away from her Cordes Lakes home.
“Matt was a true professional. He always had a great attitude and was just the kind of employee you’d want to have. Matt was an exemplary pilot and a terrific guy. This is a painful loss for all of us at DPS,” said Sergeant Martyn Fink of the DPS Aviation Unit.
Friday, September 23, 2011 -
Investigators have conifirmed that the driver of the gray SUV was Rickey Bates, 25 years of age from Florida, and his passenger was Gary Dimartine, 24 years of age from New Jersey. They were deceased at the scene and were taken to the Yavapai County Medical Examiner's Office.
Funeral Arrangements for DPS Pilot Matthew Uhl
Friday, September 23, 2011 -
The following are the funeral arrangements for DPS Pilot Matthew Uhl.
Visitation
Visitation
Monday, September 26, 2011
Lakeshore Mortuary - 1815 S. Dobson Road, Mesa, AZ
5:00 -8:00 P.M.
Funeral Service
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
St. Timothys Catholic Church
1730 W. Guadalupe, Mesa, AZ
10:00 – estimated time of service is one hour
Committal
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Queen of Heaven Cemetery
1562 E. Baseline, Mesa, AZ
Immediately following the funeral service
An account has been established by the Uhl family for anyone wishing to make a donation. Contributions can be made at any Wells Fargo branch under the following account:
In memory of DPS employee Matthew Uhl – Account #7245461673
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