Roll of Honor

Prev Next

Police Officer

Alan Daniel McCollum

Corpus Christi Police Department — Corpus Christi, TX

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch January 31, 2020

Age 46

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

The Vigil Panel 170 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 15

Incident

Police Officer Alan McCollum was struck and killed by a drunk driver while conducting a traffic stop on Highway 358 near Carroll Lane at 9:30 pm.

He and two other officers were on the scene of the stop when another vehicle struck one of the patrol cars, then struck him and a second officer. Officer McCollum suffered fatal injuries and the other officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The drunk driver who caused the crash was charged with intoxication manslaughter, driving with a suspended license, and intoxication assault.

Officer McCollum was a U.S. Army veteran and recipient of the Bronze Star. He had served with the Corpus Christi Police Department for almost seven years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-TX-565887B7
Stewardship: Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw: August 2, 2026
Last updated: August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Alan. Claim this record.

Also honored at salute.nw — U.S. Army. One record, 2 gates. Alan is one person.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer McCollum gave the Corpus Christi Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Corpus Christi community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Corpus Christi Police Department

Type Other

Location Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX

Platform Identity ccpd.nueces.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 31, 2020

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Vehicular assault

Weapon Automobile

Military Service

Alan Daniel McCollum served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

View full service record on salute.nw →

Police Officer Alan Daniel McCollum is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In TX, 1,460 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Corpus Christi Police Department, 7 of 16 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 43.8% of this agency's fallen.

Corpus Christi Police Department

of 16 officers

43.8% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,460

of 2,421 officers

60.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious