Roll of Honor
Michael Don Roberts
Incident
Reserve Deputies Mike Roberts and Tim Lowry were killed when their patrol car collided with a tractor trailer on State Highway 39, at about 6:50 pm, while serving warrants.
As they crested a hill they encountered a semi that had just made a U-turn. Their patrol car struck the duals of the trailer. Both deputies suffered massive head injuries as a result of the collision.
Deputy Roberts is survived by his wife, five children, parents, two brothers, one sister, and five grandchildren.
Survivors
Deputy Roberts is survived by his wife, five children, parents, two brothers, one sister, and five grandchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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20 years. You could have gone home.
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Roberts gave the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Shawnee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Deputy Sheriff Roberts.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Michael Don Roberts 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 Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Don Roberts's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Don Roberts Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Don Roberts is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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