| Trooper Richard D. Oldaker Oklahoma Highway Patrol Oklahoma End of Watch: Monday, July 3, 1978 Biographical Info Age: 33 Tour of Duty: 9 years Badge Number: 477 Incident Details Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Date of Incident: Monday, July 3, 1978 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Trooper Oldaker and Trooper Rondal Alexander were killed in an airplane accident. Trooper Oldaker was flying the plane and Trooper Alexander and a Ft. Sill soldier were observers. They were on a low-fly mission over the Salk Fork River near Hollis when the plane struck a utility pole wire and crashed. All three occupants were killed on impact. Trooper Oldaker had been with the agency for nine years. Related Line of Duty Deaths |