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Milton Doyell Brooks
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Patrolman

Milton Doyell Brooks

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol — Austin, TX
Accident
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End of Watch January 2, 1955
Age 38
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Gender Male
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Incident

Patrolman Milton Brooks was killed in an automobile crash while pursuing a speeding vehicle at 2:00 a.m. Patrolman Brooks attempted to stop a speeding vehicle on Interstate Highway 80. When the driver would not stop, a chase ensued. Patrolman Brooks called for backup as he pursued the car through Arcadia Park and Grand Prairie, traveling at speeds up to 100 mph. While navigating the curve on Fish Creek Road, Patrolman Brooks hit a water-filled pothole and lost control of his patrol car. He skidded on the curve and crashed into the guardrail. The guardrail crashed through his windshield, striking him before the vehicle overturned. The driver and his companion were arrested an hour later and admitted to drinking and fleeing the police. He was charged with murder without malice but was 'no billed' a few months later. A year later, he was involved in another police pursuit. In 1958, he was paralyzed in a car crash after speeding in a stolen car. He had served with the been with the Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol for seven years and was stationed in Grand Prairie.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, and mother.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Brooks served with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Brooks.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol
Type Highway Patrol
Location Austin, Travis County, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 2, 1955
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Accident

Milton is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1955, 67 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 59th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Milton was 38. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 14%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 6.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol has 96 officers remembered here, Milton among them.

Across the years
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Where

Patrolman Milton Doyell Brooks

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol · End of Watch January 2, 1955

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 15-E

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