Roll of Honor
Jimmy Ray Carty, Jr.
Incident
Trooper Jimmy Ray Carty succumbed to head injuries sustained one week earlier while attending training at the Texas Department of Public Safety Training Academy at 5805 N Lamar Boulevard in Austin.
He sustained the head injury while participating in an arrest and controlled tactics drill.
Trooper Carty had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for only several months and had previously served with the Smith County Sheriff's Department for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three children, two sisters, and parents.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Carty gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Carty.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Jimmy Ray Carty, 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. Jimmy Ray Carty, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Jimmy Ray Carty, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jimmy Ray Carty, Jr. is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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