Roll of Honor
Incident
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.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and four children.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Hayden gave the Choctaw County Sheriff's Office 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hugo community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Brian Edward Hayden served in the Air Force (1986â2006) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Brian Edward Hayden is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Choctaw County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Brian Edward Hayden's cause is highlighted.
How Brian Edward Hayden Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Brian Edward Hayden is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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