Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Richard Oldaker and Trooper Rondal Alexander were killed in an airplane accident. Trooper Oldaker was flying the plane and Trooper Alexander and a Ft. Sill soldier were observers. They were on a low-fly mission over the Salk Fork River near Hollis when the plane struck a utility pole wire and crashed. All three occupants were killed on impact. Trooper Oldaker had been with the agency for nine years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Oldaker gave the Oklahoma Highway Patrol 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oklahoma. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Oldaker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Richard D. Oldaker served in the U.S. Army (1964â1967) before joining law enforcement.
Trooper Richard D. Oldaker 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard D. Oldaker's cause is highlighted.
How Richard D. Oldaker Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard D. Oldaker is highlighted in Jul.
Military Service
Richard D. Oldaker served in the U.S. Army (1964–1967) before joining law enforcement.
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