Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas
End of Watch: Saturday, December 1, 1973
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: 17 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: December 1, 1973
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman K.C. Winn and Patrolman Larry Hobson were killed when their patrol car overturned on Texas 31, east of Corsicana.
The patrolmen were traveling east, en route to the district office at 7:50 a.m. As they passed a vehicle, their vehicle swerved and struck the bridge abutment, flipped, and landed in a dry creek.
Patrolman Winn had served with the Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol for 17 years and was stationed at Athens. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.