Carson County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch: Wednesday, July 26, 1972
Age: 55
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: July 26, 1972
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Shirley White was killed when his patrol car was struck by a tractor trailer.
The 59-year-old driver of the truck and Deputy White were on U.S. 287 in Quanah going in the same direction, beside each other, when the truck driver suddenly swerved into Deputy White when a car stopped suddenly in front of him. Deputy White was returning to Texas after transporting a prisoner to Oklahoma when the crash occurred.
Deputy White had served with the Carson County Sheriff's Office for 11 years. He was survived by his wife and two sons, one a Texas State Trooper.