Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Audie Isbell was killed in an automobile crash on Highway 45 in Walker County while pursuing another vehicle. A third vehicle attempted to turn left onto Highway 45, causing Patrolman Isbell's vehicle to collide with it. Patrolman Isbell and the driver of the third vehicle were both killed in the collision. The vehicle he was pursuing continued to flee. Patrolman Isbell was a veteran of WWII who had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for seven years and was stationed in Trinity.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- August 2, 2026
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- August 2, 2026
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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.
Patrolman Isbell gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Audie Alger Isbell served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Audie Alger Isbell is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In TX, 657 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 57 of 95 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Audie Alger Isbell's cause is highlighted.
How Audie Alger Isbell Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Audie Alger Isbell is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
Military Service
Audie Alger Isbell served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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