William Thomas Laws Jr.
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Officer

William Thomas Laws Jr.

Cedar Park Police Department — Cedar Park, TX
Accident
End of Watch December 20, 1979
Age 31
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Laws was struck and killed by a vehicle while assisting with traffic control at the scene of an accident at the intersection of Highway 183 and RR 620. He was struck by a car whose driver disregarded directions given by other deputies at the scene.

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BO-US-TX-B1186723
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Laws served with the Cedar Park Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Cedar Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Laws.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Cedar Park, TX
Platform Identity cppd.williamson.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 20, 1979
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer William Thomas Laws Jr. 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 Cedar Park Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Cedar Park Police Department
2
of 2 officers
100% 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. William Thomas Laws Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

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

How William Thomas Laws Jr. Compares

Age at Death
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Thomas Laws Jr. 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

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