Marvin Alton Winter
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Constable

Marvin Alton Winter

Accident
End of Watch December 4, 1937
Age 59
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Gender Male

Incident

Constable Marvin Winter was killed when he was struck by two different automobiles while directing traffic at the scene of a truck accident on State Highway 35 (modern-day U.S. Route 59) in Humble.

He succumbed to his injuries early the next morning.

Constable Winter was survived by his wife and two children.

Survivors

Constable Winter was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Winter served with the Harris County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Spring community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Winter.

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

Agency

Location Spring, TX
Platform Identity hccop4co.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 4, 1937
Age 59
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Struck by vehicle

Constable Marvin Alton Winter is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 4, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 4
1
of 4 officers
25% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Marvin Alton Winter's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Marvin Alton Winter Compares

Age at End of Watch
59
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Marvin Alton Winter is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location