Roll of Honor
Incident
Reserve Officer James Taylor and Lieutenant Robert Cormier were killed in a helicopter accident near the intersection of South Hall Street and Canton Street. The officers were looking for landing spots for the upcoming Republican Convention when the helicopter struck a communications tower 450 feet in the air. Both officers were killed instantly.
Survivors
Reserve Officer Taylor was a member of the Texas National Guard and had served with the Dallas Police Department for 14 and a half years and was survived by his wife and two sons.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Reserve Officer Taylor gave the Dallas Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
James Charles Taylor served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Reserve Officer James Charles Taylor 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 Dallas Police Department, 30 of 95 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Charles Taylor's cause is highlighted.
How James Charles Taylor Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Charles Taylor is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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