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Duane L. Grundy
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Trooper

Duane L. Grundy

Oklahoma Highway Patrol — Oklahoma City, OK
Veteran → Accident
United States flag Oklahoma flag
End of Watch April 11, 1990
Age 40
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Badge 597
The Vigil Panel 135 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 38

Incident

Trooper Grundy was struck and killed by a vehicle at 0210 hours while conducting a traffic stop on the Will Rogers Turnpike near the Craig County - Ottawa County line. As he was standing outside of his vehicle he was struck by a passing motorist and knocked into the stopped vehicle.

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BO-US-OK-F1B71914
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Grundy gave the Oklahoma Highway Patrol 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oklahoma. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Grundy.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Type Highway Patrol
Location Oklahoma City, OK
Platform Identity ohp.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 11, 1990
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 40
Badge Number 597
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Duane L. Grundy served in the U.S. Army (1968–1971) before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Duane L. Grundy is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 23.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 17 of 39 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.6% of this agency's fallen.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol
17
of 39 officers
43.6% Accident
OK — Statewide
135
of 582 officers
23.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Duane L. Grundy's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Duane L. Grundy Compares

Age at Death
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
14
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Duane L. Grundy is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Military Service

Duane L. Grundy served in the U.S. Army (1968–1971) before joining law enforcement.

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