Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Charles Pryor was killed when his patrol car collided with a truck on U.S. 87-287, a little over three miles south of the Moore County line. The truck was turning left across the southbound lanes, and Patrolman Pryor was traveling south. The truck and patrol car struck almost head-on, flipping the car over and landing 75 feet from the impact. Patrolman Pryor was killed instantly. Three men in the truck were injured. Patrolman Pryor was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol for three years, assigned to Dumas.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, infant son, parents, five sisters, and two brothers.
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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 Pryor gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 3 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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Charles Austin Pryor served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Charles Austin Pryor is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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. Charles Austin Pryor's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Austin Pryor Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
Military Service
Charles Austin Pryor served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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