Terry Lee Jaynes
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Sergeant

Terry Lee Jaynes

Accident
End of Watch December 29, 1989
Age 44
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Badge 114
The Vigil Panel 135 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Jaynes was killed in an automobile accident while he and another deputy responded to a major accident in rural Victoria County. Their patrol car struck a gravel truck that attempted to turn in front of them into a private drive. Sergeant Jaynes had been with the agency for six years.

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BO-US-TX-C94844D1
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August 2, 2026

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

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Victoria, Victoria County, TX
Platform Identity vcso.victoria.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 29, 1989
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 44
Badge Number 114
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Terry Lee Jaynes 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 Victoria County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Victoria County Sheriff's Office
2
of 5 officers
40% 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. Terry Lee Jaynes's cause is highlighted.

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

How Terry Lee Jaynes Compares

Age at Death
44
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. Terry Lee Jaynes 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