Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Robert Woodall was killed when his patrol car slid on an icy road and struck a tree at 45089 East Hamilton Street while he was patrolling near Oberlin Reservoir. Patrolman Woodall was working the midnight shift and was last seen at approximately 4:30 a.m. Fellow officers became concerned when he failed to respond to radio calls. They began a search for his location. At 6:23 a.m., officers located Patrolman Woodall's cruiser, which had left the icy roadway on East Hamilton Street near Parsons road and sustained heavy damage after striking a tree. He was located, deceased, inside the vehicle. Patrolman Woodall had served with the Oberlin Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, father, sister, and grandmother.
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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.
Patrolman Woodall gave the Oberlin Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oberlin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Woodall.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Robert B. Woodall 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Oberlin Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert B. Woodall's cause is highlighted.
How Robert B. Woodall Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert B. Woodall is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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