Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Strang was killed in an automobile accident while en route to his residence. He had just completed a ten-hour shift during a severe ice storm when his cruiser spun out and struck a bridge abutment, killing him instantly. Lieutenant Strang had been with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for 14 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Second Lieutenant Strang 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, Second Lieutenant Strang.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Second Lieutenant Kenneth Dean Strang 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. Kenneth Dean Strang's cause is highlighted.
How Kenneth Dean Strang Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth Dean Strang is highlighted in Mar.
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