01
Trooper Sam Henderson
End of Watch - May 7, 1941
Killed after being struck by a passing vehicle while making a traffic stop near Lawton.
Fallen Heroes
Oklahoma Highway Patrol memorial roll.
02
Trooper James Long
End of Watch - July 12, 1942
Fatally shot while intervening in an assault in Oklahoma City; the killer was never identified.
03
Trooper Theo Cobb
End of Watch - June 24, 1951
Struck and killed by a speeding driver while working a crash scene on Highway 76 near Fox.
04
Trooper Johnnie Whittle
End of Watch - September 14, 1953
Shot in the patrol driveway after detaining two suspects; the shooter was later arrested and convicted.
05
Trooper John Barter
End of Watch - January 23, 1959
Fatally shot while investigating a disturbance near Altus; suspects were captured at a roadblock.
06
Trooper Howard Crumley
End of Watch - June 28, 1970
Killed during a stop involving two homicide suspects; one offender was later convicted.
07
Trooper Larry Smith
End of Watch - January 29, 1971
Killed in a collision while making an emergency response near Tonkawa.
08
Trooper Willie James Walker
End of Watch - February 17, 1971
Fatally wounded after arresting armed suspects at Fountainhead Lodge; suspects were captured after a manhunt.
09
Trooper Eugene Ake
End of Watch - September 18, 1972
Killed during a traffic contact in Spencer when his service weapon was taken and used against him.
10
Trooper Thomas Isbell
End of Watch - December 20, 1972
Struck and killed while measuring skid marks at an I-40 crash scene near El Reno.
11
Trooper J.C. Magar
End of Watch - June 29, 1975
Killed after assisting stranded motorists in Hugo; the armed assailant died at the scene.
12
Trooper Larry Crabtree
End of Watch - April 4, 1977
Shot at point-blank range during a traffic stop near Heyburn; suspects were quickly apprehended.
13
Lieutenant Cell Howell
End of Watch - April 27, 1977
Killed by an intoxicated hit-and-run driver while assisting a stranded family in Oklahoma City.
14
Trooper Billy Young
End of Watch - May 26, 1978
Killed in a gunfight with escaped convicts during a multistate manhunt near Kenefic.
15
Trooper "Pappy" Summers
End of Watch - May 26, 1978
Killed alongside Trooper Young in the same confrontation with escaped convicts near Kenefic.
16
2LT James Pat Grimes
End of Watch - May 26, 1978
Killed later that day in Caddo during the final gunfight with the same escaped convicts.
17
Trooper Richard Oldaker
End of Watch - July 3, 1978
Killed when an OHP aircraft struck a utility wire and crashed near Hollis.
18
Trooper Rondal Alexander
End of Watch - July 3, 1978
Passenger in the same OHP aircraft crash near Hollis that claimed three lives.
19
Trooper Kenny Osborn
End of Watch - July 13, 1978
Struck and killed by an out-of-control semi while investigating an abandoned vehicle on the Turner Turnpike.
20
2LT Kenneth Strang
End of Watch - March 1, 1980
Killed in a single-vehicle crash after a long shift during severe winter weather.
21
Trooper Edward Elliott
End of Watch - August 22, 1980
Killed on the H.E. Bailey Turnpike when a vehicle struck his patrol unit during a traffic stop.
22
Trooper Travis Leon Bench
End of Watch - October 5, 1983
Fatally shot during an arrest following a traffic stop on Highway 97.
23
Water Enforcement Safety Officer Mark Harris
End of Watch - September 2, 1984
Struck by vehicles on I-35 while writing a citation en route to an emergency call at Lake Thunderbird.
24
Trooper Guy David Nalley
End of Watch - October 27, 1984
Killed after stopping a stolen tractor-trailer near Sayre; the suspect was later apprehended.
25
Trooper James Hayes
End of Watch - July 9, 1988
Suffered a fatal heart attack after subduing a combative suspected drunk driver near Tulsa.
26
Trooper Randy Littlefield
End of Watch - January 15, 1990
Killed while directing traffic around a disabled vehicle on Highway 20 east of Jay.
27
Trooper Duane Grundy
End of Watch - April 11, 1990
Struck by a pickup while conducting a traffic stop on the Will Rogers Turnpike.
28
Trooper Joseph Nicolle
End of Watch - July 26, 1990
Killed when the OHP helicopter he was piloting struck a power line near Tahlequah.
29
Trooper Rocky Eales
End of Watch - September 24, 1999
Shot and killed while assisting in service of felony warrants near Sallisaw.
30
Trooper Matthew Evans
End of Watch - August 31, 2000
Killed in a catastrophic wrong-way pursuit collision on I-40 in Oklahoma City.
31
Trooper Chris Van Krevelen
End of Watch - November 28, 2002
Killed in a crash while responding to a reported train-vehicle collision near Enid.
32
Trooper Nikky Green
End of Watch - December 26, 2003
Fatally shot during an arrest encounter on a rural road in Cotton County.
33
Trooper Steven R. Smith
End of Watch - February 9, 2006
Died from complications of gunshot injuries sustained in a 1999 law-enforcement confrontation near Bernice.
34
Trooper Bill McClendon
End of Watch - October 1, 2006
Killed in a turnpike crash involving a tractor-trailer while responding to a call near Claremore.
35
Captain George Green
End of Watch - October 26, 2010
Died from injuries suffered in a patrol vehicle crash near the Highway 97 exit at Sapulpa.
36
Trooper Nicholas Dees
End of Watch - January 31, 2015
Struck and killed by a driver who entered an active collision scene on I-40 in Seminole County.
37
Lieutenant Heath Meyer
End of Watch - July 24, 2017
Succumbed to injuries after being struck during a high-speed pursuit incident in Moore.
38
Trooper Daniel Boyd Martin
End of Watch - April 23, 2018
Died after a duty-related cardiac event following an active shift that included high-speed enforcement contacts.
39
Captain Jeff Wade Sewell
End of Watch - September 26, 2020
Died from duty-related COVID-19 complications while serving in the OHP Officer Assistance Program.