Sergeant Don L. Byerley, Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma

Sergeant Don L. Byerley

Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma

End of Watch Monday, December 15, 1980

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Don L. Byerley

Sergeant Don Byerley succumbed to injuries sustained two months earlier when his police car was rear-ended by a drunk driver on I-244 while he and his partner conducted a traffic stop.

The 34-year-old subject was convicted of first degree manslaughter and sentenced to six years.

Sergeant Byerley had served with the Tulsa Police Department for 11 years.

Bio

Age 34
Tour 11 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Vehicular assault
Incident Date Sunday, October 12, 1980
Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved
Offender Sentenced to 6 years

traffic stop

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Don and I both attended Mountain Grove High School, Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was a year older than I(almost to the day) but for some reason he befriended me. I don't remember when we started running around together but maybe sometime late 1963 early 1964. He had a car and I didn't. He was living with his grandmother and I was living with my grandparents. We spent time together as teenagers and did things that teenagers do. I spent several nights at his grandmother's sleeping in a real feather bed and eating breakfast that his grandmother prepared. I don't remember her name. I didn't know Don as an adult but he obviously was very successful as a police officer and as a husband and father.
On this 44th anniversary of his death it is an honor to say I knew this man.
Rest in Peace Friend.

Ronald S Ramsey
Oakland, Tennessee

December 16, 2024