Roll of Honor
Incident
Traffic Officer Paul Jowell succumbed to injuries sustained the previous night when his motorcycle and a car collided on Third Street. The car he collided with attempted to turn left into a garage, causing the collision. Officer Jowell was riding the same police motorcycle that Traffic Officer Ralph Rutherford was riding when he was killed in a motorcycle crash two months earlier. Officer Jowell was survived by his parents. His father was a former sheriff of Deaf Smith County.
Survivors
Officer Jowell was survived by his parents.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Traffic Officer Jowell served with the Hereford Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hereford community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Traffic Officer Jowell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Traffic Officer Paul H. Jowell 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 Hereford 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. Paul H. Jowell's cause is highlighted.
How Paul H. Jowell Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Paul H. Jowell is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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