Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Donna Richardson-Below was killed in a vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 84, near Louisiana 3248, shortly before 8:00 am.
An oncoming vehicle crossed the center line and struck her patrol car head-on, causing her to suffer fatal injuries.
Deputy Richardson-Below had served with the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office for 13 months and had previously served as a probation officer with the Louisiana Department of Corrections.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Richardson-Below served with the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Mansfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Richardson-Below.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Donna Richardson-Below 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 LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donna Richardson-Below's cause is highlighted.
How Donna Richardson-Below Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Donna Richardson-Below is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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