Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Alexander and Trooper Richard Oldaker were killed in an airplane accident. Trooper Oldaker was flying the plane and Trooper Alexander and a Ft. Sill soldier were observers. They were on a low-fly mission over the Salk Fork River near Hollis when the plane struck a utility pole wire and crashed. All three occupants were killed on impact.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Alexander gave the Oklahoma Highway Patrol 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oklahoma. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Alexander.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Rondal Ray Alexander 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 Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 17 of 39 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Rondal Ray Alexander's cause is highlighted.
How Rondal Ray Alexander Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Rondal Ray Alexander is highlighted in Jul.
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