Rebecca
08-31-2000, 11:26 PM
One was in pursuit... one was going to a call to assist. Two Officers on two different missions... meeting in the middle... and dying together...
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*Officer Rominger and Trooper Matt Evans of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol were killed in a collision of two police vehicles and the suspect's vehicle in downtown Oklahoma City. Officer Rominger had just begun chasing a vehicle for unknown reasons when the suspect drove up the off-ramp of I-40 and began to drive towards oncoming traffic. During the chase a tractor-trailer topped a hill in the road and collided with the suspect's vehicle, which then struck Trooper Evans' cruiser head-on. Officer Rominger's cruiser then struck the vehicle from the other side, causing all three vehicles to be engulfed in flames.
Trooper Evans was not involved in the chase, but was responding to assist another trooper on a possible drug-related traffic stop. Both officers deaths were ruled homicides.
Trooper Evans and the two suspects were pronounced dead at the scene. Officer Rominger was transported to a local hospital where he passed away a short time later.
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Officer Jeff Rominger
Oklahoma City Police Department, OK
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
End of Watch: August 31, 2000
Date of Incident: August 31, 2000
Time of Incident: 0300 hours
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: 2 yr
Suspect Info: Both killed in accident
Weapon Used: Automobile
Officer Rominger graduated first in his recruit class in June 1998 and is survived by his mother and 8-year-old son.
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Trooper Matt Evans
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
End of Watch: August 31, 2000
Date of Incident: August 31, 2000
Time of Incident: 0300 hours
Age: Unknown
Tour of Duty: 1 yr
Suspect Info: Both killed in accident
Weapon Used: Automobile
Trooper Evans had been with the agency for one year and is survived by his wife.
*as reported by the ODMP
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Oklahoma is mourning tonight... so are we all.
My condolences to the families of these men and to the entire law enforcement family. I'll say my prayers.
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*Officer Rominger and Trooper Matt Evans of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol were killed in a collision of two police vehicles and the suspect's vehicle in downtown Oklahoma City. Officer Rominger had just begun chasing a vehicle for unknown reasons when the suspect drove up the off-ramp of I-40 and began to drive towards oncoming traffic. During the chase a tractor-trailer topped a hill in the road and collided with the suspect's vehicle, which then struck Trooper Evans' cruiser head-on. Officer Rominger's cruiser then struck the vehicle from the other side, causing all three vehicles to be engulfed in flames.
Trooper Evans was not involved in the chase, but was responding to assist another trooper on a possible drug-related traffic stop. Both officers deaths were ruled homicides.
Trooper Evans and the two suspects were pronounced dead at the scene. Officer Rominger was transported to a local hospital where he passed away a short time later.
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Officer Jeff Rominger
Oklahoma City Police Department, OK
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
End of Watch: August 31, 2000
Date of Incident: August 31, 2000
Time of Incident: 0300 hours
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: 2 yr
Suspect Info: Both killed in accident
Weapon Used: Automobile
Officer Rominger graduated first in his recruit class in June 1998 and is survived by his mother and 8-year-old son.
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Trooper Matt Evans
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
End of Watch: August 31, 2000
Date of Incident: August 31, 2000
Time of Incident: 0300 hours
Age: Unknown
Tour of Duty: 1 yr
Suspect Info: Both killed in accident
Weapon Used: Automobile
Trooper Evans had been with the agency for one year and is survived by his wife.
*as reported by the ODMP
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Oklahoma is mourning tonight... so are we all.
My condolences to the families of these men and to the entire law enforcement family. I'll say my prayers.
http://www.officer.com/ubb/frown.gif