Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Whatley was struck and killed by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop on Highway 80. Another vehicle veered onto the wrong side of the road and struck Officer Whatley and the driver he had stopped, killing them both. The driver of the vehicle was charged with negligent homicide.
Officer Whatley had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Officer Whatley had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Whatley gave the Hawkins Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hawkins community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Whatley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Lucas Ervin Whatley 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 Hawkins Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lucas Ervin Whatley's cause is highlighted.
How Lucas Ervin Whatley Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lucas Ervin Whatley is highlighted in Jul.
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