Dominick Samuel Carso
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Deputy Sheriff

Dominick Samuel Carso

Accident
End of Watch March 8, 1977
Age 24
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 4 mo
Badge 29
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Dominick Carso was killed when his patrol car was struck by an Amtrak passenger train after the vehicle slid on gravel leading up to an uncontrolled crossing on Dulles Avenue in Stafford. The crash occurred at about 7:55 pm. He was transported to Ben Taub Hospital, where he died approximately one hour later. Deputy Carso had served with the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office for 16 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two daughters.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Carso gave the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Richmond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Carso.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Richmond, Fort Bend County, TX
Platform Identity fbcso.fortbend.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 8, 1977
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 4 mo
Age 24
Badge Number 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Dominick Samuel Carso is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,775 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 Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, 6 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office
6
of 10 officers
60% Accident
TX — Statewide
657
of 2,422 officers
27.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,775 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dominick Samuel Carso's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Dominick Samuel Carso Compares

Age at Death
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1.3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dominick Samuel Carso is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location