Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Kerr was killed in an automobile accident while in a high-speed pursuit.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Kerr served with the Picher Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Picher community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Kerr.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer John Henry Kerr 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Henry Kerr's cause is highlighted.
How John Henry Kerr Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Henry Kerr is highlighted in Mar.