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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- August 2, 2026
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- August 2, 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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Jimmy Ray Carty Jr. 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. 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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