Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Lewis J. Lewis succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident several hours earlier, when his motorcycle struck the back of a streetcar as passengers were disembarking on Houston Street.
Officer Lewis was among a group of Motor Unit officers who were returning to the downtown police station after working at the Fat Stock Show. Officer Lewis was transported to a local hospital where he died from massive head and chest injuries early the following morning.
Officer Lewis had only served with the Fort Worth Police Department for 2 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and infant son.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Lewis served with the Fort Worth Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Lewis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Lewis J. Lewis Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,784 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 Fort Worth Police Department, 19 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lewis J. Lewis Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Lewis J. Lewis Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lewis J. Lewis Jr. is highlighted in Mar.
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