Sheila Gail Pyle
Deputy Sheriff

Sheila Gail Pyle

Accident
End of Watch November 3, 2000
Age 45
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Female

Incident

Deputy Sheila Pyle was killed in a vehicle crash that occurred in very severe weather conditions.

Deputy Pyle's cruiser hydroplaned and struck an ambulance while she was on patrol on Highway 94.

Deputy Pyle had served with the Trinity County Sheriff's Department for six years and was the county's first female patrol deputy.

Survivors

She is survived by her four children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-TX-64E211BA
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Pyle gave the Trinity County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Groveton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Pyle.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Groveton, Trinity County, TX
Platform Identity tcso.trinity.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 3, 2000
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 45
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Sheila Gail Pyle 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 Trinity County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Trinity County Sheriff's Department
3
of 5 officers
60% 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. Sheila Gail Pyle's cause is highlighted.

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

How Sheila Gail Pyle Compares

Age at Death
45
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sheila Gail Pyle is highlighted in Nov.

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