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Lawton, Oklahoma May 1941 March 25, 1903 ~ May 7, 1941 Shortly after 10:30 P.M. on Wednesday, May 7, 1941, Trooper Henderson and Trooper O. M. "Red" Kizziar stopped a car for defective lights in the 400 block of Lee Boulevard in Lawton. As Trooper Henderson, 39, walked in front of the patrol car he was stuck by a vehicle going in the opposite direction traveling approximately 50 miles an hour, sideswiping both stopped vehicles. Trooper Henderson was thrown 75 feet and died before he could be taken to the hospital across the street. The hit-and-run driver, a Fort Sill soldier, was later located at a bar and charged with driving while intoxicated and first degree manslaughter. Trooper Henderson was the first OHP Trooper to die in the line of duty. He was survived by his wife, a son and daughter. |
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