Roll of Honor
Kobler C. Winn, Jr.
Incident
Patrolman K.C. Winn and Patrolman Larry Hobson were killed when their patrol car overturned on Texas 31, east of Corsicana. The patrolmen were traveling east, en route to the district office at 7:50 a.m. As they passed a vehicle, their vehicle swerved and struck the bridge abutment, flipped, and landed in a dry creek. Patrolman Winn had served with the Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol for 17 years and was stationed at Athens.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
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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.
Patrolman Winn gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Winn.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Kobler C. Winn, Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In TX, 657 of 2,421 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 95 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kobler C. Winn, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Kobler C. Winn, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kobler C. Winn, Jr. is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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