Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Williams was killed in an automobile accident while on duty at 2nd Street and Peoria Avenue.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Williams served with the Tulsa Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tulsa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Williams.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Detective Nelson F. Williams 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 Tulsa Police Department, 11 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nelson F. Williams's cause is highlighted.
How Nelson F. Williams Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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