Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Suttle was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic around the scene of an accident on the Gulf Freeway at the Lombardy overpass. The vehicle that struck Officer Suttle dragged him more than 50 feet. Officer Suttle was a U.S Navy veteran of the Korean war and served with the Houston Police Department for 16 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, parents, sister, and two brothers.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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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.
Police Officer Suttle gave the Houston Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community, and 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
John Wesley Suttle served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer John Wesley Suttle 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 Houston Police Department, 29 of 117 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Wesley Suttle's cause is highlighted.
How John Wesley Suttle Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Wesley Suttle is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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