Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Thomas Isbell was struck by a vehicle and killed while investigating an earlier accident with another officer near El Reno on I-40. While measuring skid marks, Trooper Isbell was struck by a sleepy driver. The driver was charged with negligent homicide. Trooper Isbell was a United States Marine Corps veteran who served with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for one year. He was survived by his parents. He is buried in Waukomis Cemetary in Waukomis, Garfield Country, Oklahoma.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents.
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- July 23, 2026
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Trooper Isbell gave the Oklahoma Highway Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oklahoma, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Thomas F. Isbell served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Trooper Thomas F. Isbell 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. Thomas F. Isbell's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas F. Isbell Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas F. Isbell is highlighted in Dec.
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