Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Sartor died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident near Ponca City, Oklahoma. Officer Sartor was escorting the postmaster to Wichita, Kansas, when the accident occurred.
Survivors
Officer Sartor was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Sartor gave the Oklahoma City Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oklahoma City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Sartor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Elmer Lee Sartor 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 Oklahoma City Police Dept., 13 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elmer Lee Sartor's cause is highlighted.
How Elmer Lee Sartor Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Elmer Lee Sartor is highlighted in Aug.
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