Jeffrey Don Nichols
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Trooper

Jeffrey Don Nichols

Accident
End of Watch March 26, 2016
Age 27
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Jeffrey Nichols was killed in a single vehicle crash while on patrol in Lamar County, Texas, at approximately 11:00 pm.

His patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree on FM 38, approximately one half mile north of County Road 35450, in Tigertown.

Trooper Nichols had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for five years.

Survivors

He is survived by his parents, sister, and brother.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Nichols gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Nichols.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Austin, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 26, 2016
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Jeffrey Don Nichols 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%.

At Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 57 of 96 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 59.4% of this agency's fallen.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol
57
of 96 officers
59.4% Accident
TX — Statewide
657
of 2,422 officers
27.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jeffrey Don Nichols's cause is highlighted.

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

How Jeffrey Don Nichols Compares

Age at Death
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jeffrey Don Nichols is highlighted in Mar.

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