Roll of Honor
Incident
Reserve Deputy Sheriff James Wier was killed in an automobile crash near the intersection of FM 1960 and Atascocita Road during a high-speed pursuit of a robbery suspect. He and his partner were flagged down by an off-duty Houston police officer who was working secondary employment at a local bar. The off-duty officer informed them of an attempted robbery that had just occurred and gave them a description of the vehicle. The deputies located the vehicle and began to pursue it. Another vehicle pulled in front of the fleeing vehicle. The driver was able to swerve around it, but the patrol car clipped the vehicle and swerved into a tree. Reserve Deputy Wier was killed instantly. His partner was able to exit the patrol car on his own. Reserve Deputy Wier had served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office for 13 months.
Survivors
He was survived by two sons.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Wier gave the Harris County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Deputy Sheriff Wier.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Reserve Deputy Sheriff James A. Wier 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 Harris County Sheriff's Office, 20 of 56 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James A. Wier's cause is highlighted.
How James A. Wier Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James A. Wier is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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