Christopher Michael Van Krevelen

Oklahoma Highway Patrol — Oklahoma City, OK

Accident

End of Watch November 28, 2002

Age 29

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Trooper Christopher Van Krevelen was killed in an automobile crash at 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving afternoon while responding to a report of a train-car collision in Enid.

Trooper Van Krevelen's patrol car went out of control on the U.S. 81 overpass, struck the right-side guard rail, crossed the roadway, and became stuck on the left-side guard rail. The vehicle was suspended over the edge of the overpass. The patrol car burst into flames and burned so hot that rounds from Trooper Van Krevelen's sidearm began to discharge.

Trooper Van Krevelen, assigned to Troop J, had been with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for three and a half years and had previously served as an Enid police officer.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, parents, and sister.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Van Krevelen 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 Van Krevelen.

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

Agency

Department Oklahoma Highway Patrol

Location Oklahoma City, OK

Platform Identity ohp.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 28, 2002

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Christopher Michael Van Krevelen 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.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol

of 39 officers

43.6% Accident

OK — Statewide

135

of 582 officers

23.2% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident