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Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Oklahoma City, OK

Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Sam R. Henderson
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Wednesday, May 7, 1941
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper James A. Long
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Sunday, July 12, 1942
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Theo Cobb
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Sunday, June 24, 1951
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Johnnie Whittle
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Monday, September 14, 1953
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper John Richard Barter
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Thursday, January 29, 1959
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Howard M. Crumley
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1970
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Larry Bruce Smith
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Friday, January 29, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Willie James Walker
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Robert Eugene Ake
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Monday, September 18, 1972
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Thomas F. Isbell
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Wednesday, December 20, 1972
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper J. C. Magar
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Sunday, June 29, 1975
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Larry Verne Crabtree
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Monday, April 4, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKFirst Lieutenant Cell C. Howell
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Wednesday, April 27, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKSecond Lieutenant James Pat Grimes
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Friday, May 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Billy G. Young
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Friday, May 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Houston "Pappy" F. Summers
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Friday, May 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Rondal Ray Alexander
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Monday, July 3, 1978
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Richard D. Oldaker
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Monday, July 3, 1978
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Kenny Lee Osborn
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Thursday, July 13, 1978
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKSecond Lieutenant Kenneth Dean Strang
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Saturday, March 1, 1980
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Edward A. Elliott
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Sunday, August 24, 1980
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Travis Leon Bench
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Wednesday, October 5, 1983
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Oklahoma Lake Patrol, OKPatrolman Mark O. Harris
Oklahoma Lake Patrol, OK
EOW: Sunday, September 2, 1984
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Guy David Nalley
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Saturday, October 27, 1984
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Randy Joe Littlefield
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Monday, January 15, 1990
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Duane L. Grundy
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Wednesday, April 11, 1990
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Joseph Earl Nicolle
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1990
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper David W. (Rocky) Eales
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Friday, September 24, 1999
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Matthew Scott Evans
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Thursday, August 31, 2000
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Christopher Michael Van Krevelen
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Thursday, November 28, 2002
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Nikky Joe Green
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Friday, December 26, 2003
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper Steven Roy Smith
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Thursday, February 9, 2006
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKTrooper William Lloyd McClendon
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Sunday, October 1, 2006
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Total Line of Duty Deaths: 33

Aircraft accident: 3
Automobile accident: 5
Gunfire: 16
Struck by vehicle: 5
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 3

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is comprised of the following independent agencies and/or components (Note: Some of the agencies and/or components no longer exist):

Oklahoma Lake Patrol

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