Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma
End of Watch: Sunday, October 1, 2006
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: 663
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: October 1, 2006
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Trooper Bill McClendon was killed when his patrol car collided with a tractor-trailer rig near mile marker 260 on the Will Rogers Turnpike northeast of Claremore.
Trooper McClendon succumbed to his injuries at 1:20 PM.
The tractor-trailer driver was injured and was taken by helicopter to a Tulsa hospital, where he also died from his injuries.
Trooper McClendon had served with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for eight years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, and daughter.