Jarid Don Taylor
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Deputy Sheriff

Jarid Don Taylor

Accident
End of Watch January 14, 2020
Age 31
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 11 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Jarid Taylor was killed in an automobile crash while responding to an emergency call at about 6:00 am.

His patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree on Old Highway 70 near Lone Oak Road, east of Durant.

Deputy Taylor had served with the Bryan County Sheriff's Office for just under two years.

Survivors

He is survived by his two children, mother, stepfather, brother, two sisters, and fiancée.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location Durant, OK
Platform Identity bcso.bryan.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 14, 2020
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 11 mo
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Jarid Don Taylor 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 Bryan County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Bryan County Sheriff's Office
3
of 3 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. Jarid Don Taylor'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 Jarid Don Taylor Compares

Age at End of Watch
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1.9
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jarid Don Taylor is highlighted in Jan.

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

Others Who Wore This Badge

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