Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Jimmie Parks was struck and killed by an automobile while on duty. Trooper Parks was making a routine traffic stop on a divided highway when a vehicle crossed the center median and struck Trooper Parks while he was standing next to his patrol car.
He was stationed at Big Spring and had been with the agency for 26 years.
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- August 2, 2026
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26 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper Parks gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Parks.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jimmie Weldon Parks served in the the United States military (1946â1947) before joining law enforcement.
Trooper Jimmie Weldon Parks 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jimmie Weldon Parks's cause is highlighted.
How Jimmie Weldon Parks Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jimmie Weldon Parks is highlighted in Aug.
Military Service
Jimmie Weldon Parks served in the United States military (1946–1947) before joining law enforcement.
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