Joseph Duas Landry
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Officer

Joseph Duas Landry

Houston Police Department — Houston, TX
Accident
End of Watch December 3, 1930
Age 35
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Joseph Landry succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day in a motorcycle crash while stopping a car on Tuam Street near Genesee Street. His motorcycle struck the back of the vehicle he was stopping as the driver slowed to turn into a parking lot.

Survivors

Officer Landry was survived by his wife, parents, sister, and three brothers.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-TX-2A7E4586
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Landry served with the Houston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Landry.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Houston, Harris County, TX
Platform Identity hpd.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 3, 1930
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Joseph Duas Landry 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 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.

Houston Police Department
29
of 117 officers
24.8% 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. Joseph Duas Landry's cause is highlighted.

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

How Joseph Duas Landry Compares

Age at Death
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Duas Landry is highlighted in Dec.

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