Ronald G. Turner
Detective

Ronald G. Turner

Fort Worth Police Department — Fort Worth, TX
Accident
End of Watch December 20, 1978
Age 35
Tour of Duty 10 yrs 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Detective Ronald Turner was killed in an automobile accident in his unmarked patrol car at 2:30 am on North Freeway. He was ejected from the vehicle and thrown over a bridge railing to pavement 50 feet below.

Detective Turner had served with the agency for 10.5 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-TX-5C139763
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Turner gave the Fort Worth Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Turner.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Fort Worth, TX
Platform Identity fwpd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 20, 1978
Tour of Duty 10 yrs 6 mo
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Detective Ronald G. Turner 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 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.

Fort Worth Police Department
19
of 59 officers
32.2% 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. Ronald G. Turner's cause is highlighted.

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

How Ronald G. Turner Compares

Age at Death
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
10.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald G. Turner is highlighted in Dec.

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