Roll of Honor
Lynn Ray Smith
Incident
Patrolman Smith was struck and killed by a truck while running radar. He had been with the agency for one year and was stationed in Matador.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Patrolman Smith gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Smith.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Lynn Ray Smith 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lynn Ray Smith's cause is highlighted.
How Lynn Ray Smith Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lynn Ray Smith is highlighted in Jan.
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