Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer George Crawford succumbed to injuries sustained the previous evening when he was involved in a motorcycle accident at the intersection of 71st Street and Harrisburg Avenue in Magnolia Park.
At approximately 5:30 pm, he was traveling eastbound on 71st Street when a vehicle made a left turn from Harrisburg Avenue in front of him, causing a collision. He was transported to St. Joseph's Infirmary where he succumbed to his injuries the next morning.
Officer Crawford was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons. He was buried in Harrisburg Cemetery in Houston.
Survivors
Officer Crawford was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Crawford gave the Magnolia Park Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Crawford.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Police Officer George Benard Crawford 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%.
National Cause Distribution
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