Roll of Honor
Billy Jack Zachary
Incident
Trooper Billy Zachary was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle while making a traffic stop of two vehicles on I-20, near Monahans, Texas.
He was returning to his patrol car after speaking to one of the drivers when a third vehicle veered from the travel lane and struck him. He was struck as he returned to his patrol car after speaking with the driver in the car that pulled over behind him.
Trooper Zachary had served with the Texas Department of Public Safety for just over one year.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, 3-month-old daughter, parents, and sister.
In Our Keeping
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Trooper Zachary 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, Trooper Zachary.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Billy Jack Zachary 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. Billy Jack Zachary's cause is highlighted.
How Billy Jack Zachary Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Billy Jack Zachary is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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