Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Javier Arana was killed in an automobile accident as he responded to assist a vehicle pursuit in El Paso at approximately 1:30 am.
During the response, Trooper Arana's vehicle collided with a pickup truck near the intersection of Joe Battle Boulevard and Bob Hope Drive. Trooper Arana's patrol car burst into flames upon impact.
Trooper Arana was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and five children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 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.
Trooper Arana gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Thank you 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
Javier Arana, Jr. served in the Marine Corps (1997â2001) before joining law enforcement.
Trooper Javier Arana, Jr. 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 Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 56 of 95 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 58.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Javier Arana, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Javier Arana, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Javier Arana, Jr. is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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