Elvis Orval Brown
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Deputy Constable

Elvis Orval Brown

Accident
End of Watch June 17, 1937
Age 26
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Constable Elvis Brown was killed in a motorcycle crash on Texas Highway 31, between Malakoff and Trinidad, at approximately 11:00 p.m.

He attempted to pass a small delivery truck that was stopped in the roadway, possibly without its lights on. His motorcycle struck the rear of the vehicle, causing him to suffer fatal head and chest injuries. The driver of the truck took Deputy Constable Brown to a Corsicana clinic where he died the next morning at 7:00 a.m.

Two hours before his fatal motorcycle accident, he and the Precinct 8 constable had responded to the report of a disturbance at a local residence. As the two officers approached the residence, a man came out on the front porch and fired a shotgun at them. As the man reloaded his shotgun, both Deputy Constable Brown and the constable each fired one shot, killing the man instantly. The justice of the peace returned an inquest verdict that the subject died while resisting arrest.

Deputy Constable Brown was survived by his wife and a son. He is buried in Section D, Row 9, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.

Survivors

Deputy Constable Brown was survived by his wife and a son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Constable Brown served with the Henderson County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Malakoff community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Brown.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Malakoff, TX
Platform Identity hccop8co.henderson.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 17, 1937
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Motorcycle crash

Deputy Constable Elvis Orval Brown 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%.

Henderson County Constable's Office - Precinct 8
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
TX — Statewide
657
of 2,422 officers
27.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elvis Orval Brown's cause is highlighted.

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

How Elvis Orval Brown Compares

Age at Death
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Elvis Orval Brown is highlighted in Jun.

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

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