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Patrolman

Charles Ellington Nichols

Coweta Police Department — Coweta, OK

Accident

End of Watch May 3, 1995

Age 43

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Badge 607

The Vigil Panel 141 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Patrolman Charles Nichols was killed in an automobile crash while responding to a call involving a man with a knife outside of a school. His patrol car collided with another vehicle on Oklahoma 51 as he attempted to use the center turn lane to pass another vehicle. The vehicle he attempted to pass started to move into the turn lane, causing Patrolman Nichols' car into oncoming traffic. He and the other driver were both killed. Patrolman Nichols had served with the Coweta Police Department for 12 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, mother, stepfather, sister, and brother.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Nichols gave the Coweta Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Coweta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Nichols.

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

Agency

Department Coweta Police Department

Location Coweta, OK

Platform Identity cpd.wagoner.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 3, 1995

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 43

Badge Number 607

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Charles Ellington Nichols 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%.

Coweta Police Department

of 1 officers

100% 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. Charles Ellington Nichols'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 Charles Ellington Nichols Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service