Roll of Honor
Incident
Reserve Officer Joe Jones succumbed to injuries sustained the following day when his cruiser was struck by another police car as he responded to an emergency assistance call made by other officers. Officer Jones was responding to an officer assistance call in the 700 block of South Beacon Street. While en route to the scene his police vehicle collided with another police vehicle near the intersection of Live Oak Street and North Fitzhugh Avenue. Both police vehicles involved had their emergency equipment activated when the collision occurred. Officer Jones received massive injuries in the accident and died a short time later at Baylor Hospital. Reserve Officer Jones was a military veteran and had served with the Dallas Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- 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 Jones gave the Dallas Police Department 4 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
Joe Cobb Jones served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Reserve Officer Joe Cobb Jones 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. Joe Cobb Jones's cause is highlighted.
How Joe Cobb Jones Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joe Cobb Jones is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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