Larry Wayne King
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Chief Deputy Sheriff

Larry Wayne King

Accident
End of Watch September 1, 1979
Age 28
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Chief Deputy King was struck and killed by a patrol car while assisting state troopers who were chasing two juveniles. Chief Deputy King had positioned his patrol car to shine his lights on approaching cars. The car being pursued swerved around him but the trooper became blinded by the headlights and struck Chief Deputy King. The two juveniles were arrested and released into the custody of their parents. Chief Deputy King had been with the agency for 18 months.

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Chief Deputy Sheriff King gave the Armstrong County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Claude community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Sheriff King.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Claude, Armstrong County, TX
Platform Identity acso.armstrong.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 1, 1979
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile

Chief Deputy Sheriff Larry Wayne King 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 Armstrong County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Armstrong County Sheriff's Office
2
of 2 officers
100% 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. Larry Wayne King's cause is highlighted.

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

How Larry Wayne King Compares

Age at Death
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Larry Wayne King is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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