Jeremy McCain
Deputy Sheriff

Jeremy McCain

Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department — Oklahoma City, OK
Accident
End of Watch March 20, 2023
Age 36
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Jeremy McCain succumbed to injuries received when his patrol car struck a gate at the Oklahoma Christian School at 4680 E 2nd Street in Edmund at 6:50 pm.

He was leaving the school campus when his patrol vehicle struck a partially opened gate while driving less than 10 miles per hour. The gate crashed through his front windshield and pinned him in the vehicle. He was transported to OU Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries 10 days later.

Deputy McCain had served with the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office for 11 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his son.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff McCain gave the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oklahoma City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff McCain.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK
Platform Identity ocso.oklahoma.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 20, 2023
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Jeremy McCain 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 County Sheriff's Department, 4 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.4% of this agency's fallen.

Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department
4
of 11 officers
36.4% 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. Jeremy McCain's cause is highlighted.

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

How Jeremy McCain Compares

Age at Death
36
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
11
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jeremy McCain is highlighted in Mar.

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

Incident Location