Deputy Sheriff Dustin Shawn Duncan

Dustin Shawn Duncan

Deputy Sheriff Dustin Duncan was killed in an automobile crash at approximately 5:53 am while driving on U.S. Highway 270, near Wister.

He was killed when his patrol car collided with an oncoming pickup truck.

Deputy Duncan had served with the Latimer County Sheriff's Office for only 3 months. He had previously served with the Wister Police Department and LeFlore County Sheriff's Office for over 9 years. Survivors include his parents, his sister, and his fiancée.

In May 2009, the State Highway 112 bridge crossing the Poteau River was named the “Deputy Sheriff Dustin Duncan Memorial Bridge.”