OKC Police officer killed in car crash after shift on south side

OKLAHOMA CITY (Free Press) — A six-year veteran of the Oklahoma City Police Department (OKCPD) died in an early-morning crash on the south side of Oklahoma City Thursday.

Sgt. Meagan Burke, died Sept. 29, 2022 (provided by OKCPD)

Sgt. Meagan Burke died off-duty in the dark morning hours after completing her shift in the Santa Fe Patrol Division on the far south side.

Burke was traveling northbound on I-44 between S.W. 44th and S.W. 29th Streets when another oncoming vehicle swerved, hit the center guardrail, went airborne, and hit Burke’s vehicle head-on.

Burke was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle was injured but alive and taken to a local hospital.

Sgt. Dillon Quirk with OKCPD told Free Press that this investigation is in its early stages and not much else is known at this time.

As we gain more reliable information on this incident, we will update this story.


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