Dallas Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Sunday, May 6, 1990
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: 6007
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: May 6, 1990
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Michael Okelberry and Police Officer Thomas Burchfield were killed when their patrol car was struck head-on by a pickup truck traveling in the wrong direction in the 800 block of Woodall Rogers Freeway.
Officer Okelberry a U.S. Air Force Security Forces veteran and had served with the Dallas Police Department for one year. He is survived by his wife and son.