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Town Marshal

Bennie Elvin Taylor

Impact Marshal's Office — Impact, TX

Accident Veteran

End of Watch December 30, 1968

Age 24

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Town Marshal Bennie Taylor was killed when his patrol car was struck by a struck and killed by a Fort Worth and Denver Railway train at a grade crossing on FM 3034, just off of U.S. 277. It is believed he pursuing several suspects who were transporting liquor. Marshal Taylor was a U.S. Navy veteran. He had served with the Impact Marshal's Office for only four months and had previously served with the Abilene Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife of three weeks, son, parents, and brother.

In Our Keeping

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Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 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.
Town Marshal Taylor gave the Impact Marshal's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Impact community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Impact Marshal's Office

Location Impact, TX

Platform Identity imarshal.taylor.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 30, 1968

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 24

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Bennie Elvin Taylor served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Town Marshal Bennie Elvin Taylor is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Impact Marshal's Office

of 1 officers

100% Accident

TX — Statewide

653

of 2,421 officers

27% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bennie Elvin Taylor's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Bennie Elvin Taylor Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service