Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Francis Wright was struck by a vehicle and killed while directing traffic at an accident scene near the intersection of Southwest Freeway and Newcastle Drive. The vehicle that struck him was being driven at a high rate of speed at the time. The driver was charged initially, but all charges were later dropped. Officer Wright was a U.S Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam war and had served with the Houston Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife and two daughters.
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- August 2, 2026
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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.
Officer Wright gave the Houston Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Francis Eddie Wright served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Officer Francis Eddie Wright 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 Houston Police Department, 29 of 117 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Francis Eddie Wright's cause is highlighted.
How Francis Eddie Wright Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Francis Eddie Wright is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
Military Service
Francis Eddie Wright served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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