Choctaw County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma
End of Watch: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: 1206
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: April 19, 2012
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Brian Hayden was killed when his patrol truck collided with another patrol car on US Highway 70 as the two responded to a shots fired call involving a third officer.
He and an officer from the Choctaw National Tribal Police were responding to the call at approximately 9:30 pm. As the two vehicles neared an intersection, Deputy Hayden began to turn left when his truck was struck by the patrol car, which was traveling behind him. Deputy Hayden's suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. The tribal police officer suffered severe injuries and was flown to a hospital in Texas.
Deputy Hayden was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He had served with the Choctaw County Sheriff's Office for one year and had previously served with the Nicoma Park Police Department for 18 years. He is survived by his wife and four children.