Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma
End of Watch: Monday, December 15, 1980
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: October 12, 1980
Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 6 years
Sergeant Don Byerley succumbed to injuries sustained two months earlier when his police car was rear-ended by a drunk driver on I-244 while he and his partner conducted a traffic stop.
The 34-year-old subject was convicted of first degree manslaughter and sentenced to six years.
Sergeant Byerley had served with the Tulsa Police Department for 11 years.