James Robert Robison
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Special Agent

James Robert Robison

Veteran → Accident
End of Watch February 10, 1986
Age 50
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
Badge 11
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Gender Male

Incident

Special Agent James Robison was killed when his patrol car collided with an Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad train in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The accident occurred at an unguarded crossing in the 800 block of South Sante Fe Avenue at 10:09 am. Agent Robison attempted to stop for the train but slid into the its path as a result of ice and snow on the road surface. Agent Robison was extricated from the vehicle and transported to a local hospital at 10:35 am. He died a short time later. Agent Robison was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and had served in law enforcement for 25 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and four children.

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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.
Special Agent Robison gave the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department 25 years.
Thank you for your service to the Topeka 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

Type Police Department
Location Topeka, KS
Platform Identity atsfrpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 10, 1986
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
Age 50
Badge Number 11
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

James Robert Robison served in the U.S. Army (1954–1957) before joining law enforcement.

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Special Agent James Robert Robison 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 KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 19.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department, 8 of 32 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department
8
of 32 officers
25% Accident
KS — Statewide
66
of 335 officers
19.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Robert Robison's cause is highlighted.

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

How James Robert Robison Compares

Age at Death
50
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
25
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Robert Robison is highlighted in Feb.

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

Military Service

James Robert Robison served in the U.S. Army (1954–1957) before joining law enforcement.

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