Bio: Officer Tappan had served as a high-risk transportation officer for the Office of Juvenile Affairs for five years and had previously served as a deputy with the Garfield County Sheriff's Office.
Survived by:
Wife & daughter, four sons and foster-daughter
Fatal Incident Summary
Offender:
No Info
Location:
Route 58 and US 270
OK
USA
Tue. Oct. 05, 2010
Summary:
Juvenile Security Officer Jeannie Tappan was killed in an automobile accident at the intersection of Route 58 and US 270, in Blaine County, at approximately 4:40 am.
She was en route to Butler to pick up a juvenile for a court appearance when the department van she was driving was struck on the driver's side by another vehicle. Another officer in the van was uninjured.
