Tom P. Holland

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol — Austin, TX

Accident

End of Watch April 23, 1969

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 94

Incident

Patrolman Holland was killed when his patrol car was struck by a train. He had been with the agency for ten years and was stationed at Beaumont.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Holland served with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Holland.

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

Agency

Department Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol

Location Austin, TX

Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 23, 1969

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Tom P. Holland 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 Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 56 of 95 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 58.9% of this agency's fallen.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol

of 95 officers

58.9% Accident

TX — Statewide

653

of 2,421 officers

27% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident