Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas
End of Watch: Friday, August 7, 1998
Age: 61
Tour of Duty: 20 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: August 7, 1998
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Not available
Corrections Officer Bill Himstedt was killed in a prison bus crash as he was transporting prisoners.
The bus overturned after he took evasive action to avoid striking a truck that turned onto the roadway in front of it on Highway 7 near Centerville, Texas.
Officer Himstedt had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division for 20 years and was assigned to the Transportation Unit. He was survived by his son, daughter, brother, sister, and three grandchildren.