Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Constable Jeffrey Radford was killed in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Lucius McCelvey Drive and NW HK Dodgen Loop, in Temple, shortly before 7:00 pm.
He was returning to Temple after serving papers in Troy, Texas, when his department vehicle collided with another car. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The two occupants of the other vehicle were injured.
Deputy Radford had served with the Bell County Precinct 3 Constable's Office for two years and had served in law enforcement since 1987 including time as a military police officer.
Survivors
He is survived by his two sons and a brother.
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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.
Deputy Constable Radford gave the Bell County Constable's Office 28 years.
Thank you for your service to the Temple community. 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
Jeffrey Emmons Radford served in the U.S. Army (1966â1987) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Constable Jeffrey Emmons Radford 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%.
National Cause Distribution
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
Military Service
Jeffrey Emmons Radford served in the U.S. Army (1966–1987) before joining law enforcement.
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