Daniel Morrison Higdon Jr.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol — Austin, TX

Accident

End of Watch March 13, 1983

Age 31

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

The Vigil Panel 126 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 95

Incident

Trooper Daniel Higdon was killed after being crushed between two tractor-trailers while conducting a traffic stop in Smith County. He and another trooper had pulled over two tractor-trailers for traffic violations. As Trooper Higdon and one of the truck drivers stood between the two trucks, one of them rolled back, crushing both men between the trucks. Both Trooper Higdon and the truck driver succumbed to their injuries. Trooper Higdon had served with the Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol for eight years and had been stationed at Tyler. He was survived by his wife, son, mother, and two brothers. I-20 between mile markers 571 and 575 was renamed Trooper Daniel Higdon Memorial Highway.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, mother, and two brothers.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-TX-C9C5A37C
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 Daniel. Claim this record.

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 never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Higdon gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Higdon.

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

Agency

Department Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol

Type Highway Patrol

Location Austin, TX

Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 13, 1983

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Daniel Morrison Higdon Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In TX, 657 of 2,422 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 96 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 59.4% of this agency's fallen.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol

of 96 officers

59.4% Accident

TX — Statewide

657

of 2,422 officers

27.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident