Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol

Trooper Moises Sanchez

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Saturday, August 24, 2019

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Jeffrey Don Nichols

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Saturday, March 26, 2016

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant William Karl Keesee

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Thursday, October 29, 2015

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Paul Hernandez

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Thursday, October 4, 2012

Cause: Heart attack

Trooper Javier Arana, Jr.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Saturday, March 24, 2012

Cause: Automobile crash

Corporal David Ralph Slaton

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Monday, September 20, 2010

Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper James Scott Burns

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Todd Holmes

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Eduardo Chavez

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Tuesday, May 2, 2006

Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Billy Jack Zachary

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Sunday, January 1, 2006

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Trooper Kurt David Knapp

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Saturday, May 8, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Terry Wayne Miller

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Tuesday, October 12, 1999

Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Roel Garcia

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Wednesday, March 26, 1997

Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Troy Merle Hogue

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Friday, December 30, 1994

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Bill Davidson

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Sunday, April 12, 1992

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Carlos Ray Warren

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Tuesday, March 5, 1991

Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Willie Dale Taylor

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Saturday, May 19, 1990

Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Ralph George Zerda

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Sunday, May 21, 1989

Cause: Vehicular assault

Trooper Russell Lynn Boyd

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Tuesday, October 11, 1983

Cause: Gunfire

Captain Robert Ray Jones

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Friday, September 16, 1983

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Trooper Ernesto Alanis

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Sunday, February 27, 1983

Cause: Vehicular assault

Trooper Howard Wayne Jordan

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Tuesday, June 2, 1981

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Trooper Hollis Stephen Lacy

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Friday, December 26, 1980

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Trooper Jerry Don Davis

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Sunday, October 5, 1980

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Jimmie Weldon Parks

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Sunday, August 10, 1975

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman John David Oldham

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Sunday, July 7, 1974

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Monroe Odis Scott

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Friday, May 18, 1973

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Patrolman Billy Dan Howry

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Saturday, March 18, 1972

Cause: Vehicular assault

Sergeant Gara Oliver Cooper

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Friday, October 2, 1970

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Tom P. Holland

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Wednesday, April 23, 1969

Cause: Struck by train

Patrolman Fred Carlton Burns

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1968

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Billy Ray Wynn

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Sunday, December 24, 1967

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Darvin K. Hogg

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Monday, April 25, 1966

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Bobby Lee Maynard

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Monday, November 30, 1964

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Lynn Ray Smith

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Friday, January 25, 1957

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Robert J. Crosby

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Saturday, November 27, 1954

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Felix A. Murphy

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Thursday, March 4, 1954

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Bill J. Mahoney

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Monday, April 18, 1949

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Louis W. Dickson

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Sunday, April 17, 1949

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Floyd E. Lawson

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Wednesday, April 7, 1948

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman David A. McGonagill

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Wednesday, September 4, 1940

Cause: Weather/Natural disaster

Patrolman Guy Albert Freese

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Thursday, July 11, 1935

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Arthur W. Fischer

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Monday, January 18, 1932

Cause: Motorcycle crash

K9 Byrd

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Cause: Heatstroke

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 92

  • Accidental 1
  • Automobile crash 27
  • COVID19 1
  • Gunfire 28
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 2
  • Heart attack 2
  • Motorcycle crash 5
  • Struck by train 2
  • Struck by vehicle 10
  • Training accident 1
  • Vehicle pursuit 5
  • Vehicular assault 7
  • Weather/Natural disaster 1

By Month

  • January 7
  • February 2
  • March 10
  • April 17
  • May 13
  • June 6
  • July 4
  • August 3
  • September 6
  • October 9
  • November 8
  • December 7

By Gender

  • Male 92
  • Female 0

K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 1

  • Heatstroke 1