Trooper Theo Cobb
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Oklahoma

End of Watch: Sunday, June 24, 1951
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Biographical Info
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: 79

Trooper Cobb was killed after being struck by a speeding vehicle. He and another officer were investigating a minor collision on State Highway 76 when they observed a car approaching at a high rate of speed. Trooper Cobb stepped from behind the wrecker and shined his flashlight at the car to get it to slow down, however, the vehicle struck him and the driver the fled the scene. A soldie later turned himself in and was charged with manslaughter.

Trooper Cobb had been with the agency for 14 years.

 
Photograph: Trooper Theo Cobb

Patch image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma

Visit Trooper Cobb's memorial at www.ODMP.org