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Donald Heath Meyer
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Lieutenant

Donald Heath Meyer

Oklahoma Highway Patrol — Oklahoma City, OK
Felonious
United States flag Oklahoma flag
End of Watch July 24, 2017
Age 43
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
The Vigil Panel 167 ›
Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 38

Incident

Lieutenant Heath Meyer succumbed to injuries sustained 10 days earlier when he was struck by a patrol car on I-35, near SW 27th Street, in Moore.

He had deployed stop sticks on I-35 as other troopers pursued a vehicle on the interstate. Two of the patrol cars collided as they attempted to avoid the stop sticks. One of the patrol cars then struck Lieutenant Meyer.

The vehicle being pursued continued to flee, however, the driver was taken into custody later in the night and charged in connection with the incident.

Lieutenant Meyer was transported to the University of Oklahoma Medical Center, where he remained until succumbing to his injuries.

Lieutenant Meyer had served with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for 12 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Meyer gave the Oklahoma Highway Patrol 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oklahoma. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Meyer.

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

Agency

Department Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Type Highway Patrol
Location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK
Platform Identity ohp.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 24, 2017
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Vehicular assault
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Donald is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2017, 59 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 129th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Donald was 43. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Donald had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Oklahoma Highway Patrol has 39 officers remembered here, Donald among them.

Across the years
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Where

Lieutenant Donald Heath Meyer

Oklahoma Highway Patrol · End of Watch July 24, 2017

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 48-E

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