Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma
End of Watch: Monday, July 3, 1978
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: 477
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: July 3, 1978
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Trooper Richard 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.