Howard O. Brewer
Deputy Sheriff

Howard O. Brewer

Oklahoma County Sheriff's Dept. — Oklahoma City, OK
Accident
End of Watch March 18, 1926
Age 26
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Howard Brewer was killed in a motorcycle accident while patrolling Newcastle Road.

A vehicle turned left in front of him, causing a crash. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Deputy Brewer had served with the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office for one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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BO-US-OK-30D564A7
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Brewer gave the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Oklahoma City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Brewer.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch March 18, 1926
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Howard O. Brewer 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 County Sheriff's Dept., 4 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.4% of this agency's fallen.

Oklahoma County Sheriff's Dept.
4
of 11 officers
36.4% 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. Howard O. Brewer'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 Howard O. Brewer Compares

Age at End of Watch
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Howard O. Brewer 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

Incident Location