Robert Craig Douglas
Sergeant

Robert Craig Douglas

Oklahoma City Police Dept. — Oklahoma City, OK
Accident
End of Watch September 28, 2008
Age 44
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Robert Douglas succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash five years earlier.

Sergeant Douglas was traveling westbound when a car pulled out in front of him. Unable to stop, he struck the vehicle, and he was then thrown into the path of an oncoming truck at the intersection of westbound West Memorial Road and MacArthur Avenue. He had remained in a coma from the time of the crash until succumbing to his injuries.

Sergeant Douglas had served with the Oklahoma City Police Department for 18 years. He was survived by his wife and 6-year-old son. His father had also served with the Oklahoma City Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and 6-year-old son.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Douglas gave the Oklahoma City Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oklahoma City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Douglas.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Oklahoma City, OK
Platform Identity opd.oklahoma.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 28, 2008
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Motorcycle crash

Sergeant Robert Craig Douglas 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 City Police Dept., 13 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.4% of this agency's fallen.

Oklahoma City Police Dept.
13
of 33 officers
39.4% Accident
OK — Statewide
135
of 582 officers
23.2% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Craig Douglas's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Robert Craig Douglas Compares

Age at End of Watch
44
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
18
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Craig Douglas is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location