Douglas John Noll
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Deputy Sheriff

Douglas John Noll

Accident
End of Watch July 22, 1996
Age 26
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Douglas Noll was killed in an automobile crash involving two patrol cars during a high speed pursuit of a stolen vehicle. The collision occurred at the intersection of Lauder Road and Homestead Road. The two deputies in the other patrol car were also injured. Deputy Noll had served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office for five years.

Survivors

He is survived by his parents and siblings.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Noll gave the Harris County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Noll.

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

Agency

Location Houston, TX
Platform Identity hcso.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 22, 1996
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile
Offender Not available

Deputy Sheriff Douglas John Noll 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%.

At Harris County Sheriff's Office, 20 of 56 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.7% of this agency's fallen.

Harris County Sheriff's Office
20
of 56 officers
35.7% 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. Douglas John Noll'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 Douglas John Noll Compares

Age at End of Watch
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Douglas John Noll is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location