Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Hugh Reynolds was killed by a drunk driver while working a traffic accident. Officer Reynolds was one of the first officers to respond to a three car accident about one mile northwest of Seminole on Highway 270. Two people were killed in the crash and a large crowd gathered while the police were responding. Officer Reynolds along with other officers, began caring for the injured, directing traffic around the accident scene and trying to disperse the gathering crowd. During these actions, another officer saw a vehicle approaching the accident site at a high rate of speed. When he saw that the speeding car was not going to be able to avoid the wrecked cars on the highway, he yelled at the other officers to get out of the way. Officer Reynolds had barely finished forcing a group of bystanders off of the roadway when the oncoming vehicle hit him, crashed into the wreckage and pinned him in between them. The force of the crash was so great that it took two wreckers more than two hours to separate the wrecked cars enough to remove his body. The driver of the car that killed Officer Reynolds was determined to have been drunk at the time of the accident. Murder charges were filed against him the next day. Officer Reynolds had served with the Seminole Police Department for four years. He had previously served as a Deputy Sheriff at Cromwell and a Constable at Seminole for two years.
Survivors
Officer Reynolds was survived by his wife, two sons, and four daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Reynolds gave the Seminole Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seminole community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Reynolds.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Hugh Reynolds is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 15 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Seminole Police Department, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hugh Reynolds's cause is highlighted.
How Hugh Reynolds Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with Murder
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Hugh Reynolds is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Hugh Reynolds was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.
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