Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Theo Cobb was killed after being struck by a speeding vehicle. He and another officer were investigating a minor collision on State Highway 76 when they observed a car approaching at a high rate of speed. Trooper Cobb stepped from behind the wrecker and shined his flashlight at the car to get it to slow down, however, the vehicle struck him and the driver the fled the scene. A soldier later turned himself in and was charged with manslaughter. Trooper Cobb had served with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for 14 years.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Cobb gave the Oklahoma Highway Patrol 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oklahoma. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Cobb.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Theo Cobb 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. Theo Cobb's cause is highlighted.
How Theo Cobb Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Theo Cobb is highlighted in Jun.
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