Kenneth Dean Strang
Agency patch
Second Lieutenant

Kenneth Dean Strang

Oklahoma Highway Patrol — Oklahoma City, OK
Accident
End of Watch March 1, 1980
Age 38
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Badge 57
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Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant Strang was killed in an automobile accident while en route to his residence. He had just completed a ten-hour shift during a severe ice storm when his cruiser spun out and struck a bridge abutment, killing him instantly. Lieutenant Strang had been with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for 14 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-OK-D6793345
Stewardship
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Second Lieutenant Strang 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, Second Lieutenant Strang.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch March 1, 1980
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 38
Badge Number 57
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Second Lieutenant Kenneth Dean Strang 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. Kenneth Dean Strang's cause is highlighted.

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

How Kenneth Dean Strang Compares

Age at Death
38
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. Kenneth Dean Strang 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