Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Kris Willhight and Undersheriff Brian Beck were killed when their patrol cars collided at the intersection of CR 2160 and CR 1210 near Dill City during a vehicle pursuit in Washita County.
Undersheriff Beck had gone to a man's home to serve several felony warrants when the subject fled in his truck. Undersheriff Beck began to pursue the subject and called for backup.
The pursuit lasted for 31 minutes and ended when the subject crashed. Officer Willhight was responding to assist in the pursuit when the two patrol cars collided near Dill City, approximately 3-1/2 miles from where the subject crashed. The subject was also killed.
Officer Willhight had served with the Burns Flat Police Department for 4 years and previously served with the Mangum Police Department and Garnite Police Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his 4-year-old daughter, mother, father, three sisters, and two brothers.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Willhight gave the Burns Flat Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Burns Flat community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Willhight.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Kristian Daniel Willhight 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kristian Daniel Willhight's cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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