Robert Franklin Stinnett
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Patrolman

Robert Franklin Stinnett

Accident
End of Watch July 2, 1965
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Stinnett was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car collided with a truck. He had been with the agency for 23 years and was stationed in Vernon.

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BO-US-TX-EDA0A436
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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23 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Stinnett gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Stinnett.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Austin, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 2, 1965
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Robert Franklin Stinnett 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 Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 57 of 96 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 59.4% of this agency's fallen.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol
57
of 96 officers
59.4% 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. Robert Franklin Stinnett's cause is highlighted.

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

How Robert Franklin Stinnett Compares

Years of Service
23
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Franklin Stinnett is highlighted in Jul.

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