Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff David Allford was killed in a single vehicle crash while responding to backup a state trooper who was dealing with a combative subject.
He was traveling on I-40, near mile marker 218, when one of the tires on his Chevy Tahoe patrol vehicle suffered a blowout. The blowout caused the patrol vehicle to overturn twice. Deputy Allford was ejected from the vehicle and suffered fatal injuries.
Deputy Allford was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Okfuskee County Sheriff's Office for 13 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Allford gave the Okfuskee County Sheriff's Office 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Okemah community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
David E. Allford served in the Army (1996â1997) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff David E. Allford 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 Okfuskee County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David E. Allford's cause is highlighted.
How David E. Allford Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David E. Allford is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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