Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Bradley was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic at an accident scene on Highway 51. He was struck by a tow truck that was responding to the original accident. Captain Bradley had been with the Oilton Police Department for five years and had previously served as Chief of the Drumwright Police Department for 13 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Bradley gave the Oilton Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oilton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Bradley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Captain James Alexander Bradley 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. James Alexander Bradley's cause is highlighted.
How James Alexander Bradley Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Alexander Bradley is highlighted in Apr.