Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Nathan Graves was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by an oncoming vehicle on US 99, near E0750 Road, while he was on patrol near the Lincoln County - Payne County line in Oklahoma.
The oncoming vehicle was attempting to pass another car when the collision occurred at approximately 6:00 am.
Officer Graves had served with the Sac and Fox Nation Police Department for 2-1/2 years and also worked for the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. He had previously served with the Stroud Police Department and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Police Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and six children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Graves gave the Sac and Fox Nation Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Stroud community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Graves.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Nathan Bradford Graves 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nathan Bradford Graves's cause is highlighted.
How Nathan Bradford Graves Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Nathan Bradford Graves is highlighted in Jan.