Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Nicholas Dees was struck and killed by a vehicle near mile marker 195 on I-40, east of Shawnee.
He and another trooper were investigating a wreck involving a semi-truck on westbound I-40 at approximately 10:00 pm when a vehicle went around their patrol cars before striking both troopers. Trooper Dees died at the scene. The other trooper suffered serious injuries.
The subject who caused the crash was arrested and later sentenced to 5 years in prison and 7 years probation.
Trooper Dees had served with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for approximately 18 months.
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
You barely got started.
Trooper Dees gave the Oklahoma Highway Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oklahoma. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Dees.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Nicholas Glenn Dees 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 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. Nicholas Glenn Dees's cause is highlighted.
How Nicholas Glenn Dees Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Nicholas Glenn Dees is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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