Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Randy Bender succumbed to injuries sustained one month earlier when he was struck by a tractor-trailer while directing traffic at a construction site at US Route 23 and State Route 53 in Wyandot County. He was transferred to Wyandot Memorial Hospital and later to University Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Trooper Bender's father, Deputy William J. Bender, was killed in an on-duty automobile crash on July 2, 1973, while serving with the Marion County, Ohio, Sheriff's Department. Trooper Bender had served with the Ohio State Highway Patrol for ten years, assigned to the Marion Post.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three daughters, mother, and grandmother.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Bender gave the Ohio State Highway Patrol 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Ohio. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Bender.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper William R. Bender 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 32.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Ohio State Highway Patrol, 33 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 78.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William R. Bender's cause is highlighted.
How William R. Bender Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William R. Bender is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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