Ronald Lynn Haggard
Patrolman

Ronald Lynn Haggard

Oklahoma City Police Dept. — Oklahoma City, OK
Accident
End of Watch March 21, 1963
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Haggard, a motorcycle officer, was killed instantly when his motorcycle went out of control and crashed as he was pursuing a speeder in the 7300 block of South High. The driver of the auto was never identified.

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BO-US-OK-0F284043
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Haggard served with the Oklahoma City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Oklahoma City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Haggard.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Oklahoma City, OK
Platform Identity opd.oklahoma.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 21, 1963
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Not available
Offender Not available

Patrolman Ronald Lynn Haggard 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 City Police Dept., 13 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.4% of this agency's fallen.

Oklahoma City Police Dept.
13
of 33 officers
39.4% Accident
OK — Statewide
135
of 582 officers
23.2% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald Lynn Haggard's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Ronald Lynn Haggard Compares

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald Lynn Haggard is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897