Houston Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Tuesday, December 17, 1929
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: December 16, 1929
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Thomas was killed in a motorcycle accident involving a fire engine responding to a two-alarm fire. Officer Thomas heard the fire engine approaching and was attempting to get to the intersection to stop oncoming traffic. He entered the intersection of Caroline Street and Texas Street at the same time as the fire engine and struck the back of it. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries ten hours later the next day.
Officer Thomas was survived by his wife, parents, three brothers and sister.