Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Matt Dillon was killed in an automobile crash approximately 40 miles east of Alamogordo, New Mexico, while en route to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to pick up several prisoners He was driving on Highway 82 when his vehicle slid on the wet surface, crossed the center line, and struck a propane truck head-on. Deputy Dillon had previously served as an investigator with the Comanche County District Attorney's Office and as a counselor with the Comanche County Juvenile Bureau.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Dillon served with the Comanche County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Lawton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Dillon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Charles Lee "Matt" Dillon 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. Charles Lee "Matt" Dillon's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Lee "Matt" Dillon Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Lee "Matt" Dillon is highlighted in Aug.