| Trooper Scott Alan Lyons
Oregon State Police
Oregon
End of Watch: Tuesday, September 2, 1997 Biographical Info
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Tuesday, September 2, 1997
Weapon Used: Automobile; Commercial
Suspect Info: Not available Trooper Lyons and Sergeant James Rector were killed in Gilchrist after being involved in a traffic accident. The two officers were assisting another officer at the scene of an accident involving a drunk driver when their marked sport utility vehicle was struck by a wood-chipping truck. They were both pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck was not injured. Trooper Lyons had been with the agency for two years and is survived by his parents and sister. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
