Roll of Honor
Incident
Polygraph Operator Oscar Brett and Ranger H.A. White were killed when the patrol car they were in was struck by a train while en route to a murder investigation. The crash occurred at the railroad crossing on FM 1464 at Highway 59 (modern-day Route Alternate 90) in Fort Bend County. Polygraph Operator Brett was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his son and fiancee.
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- August 2, 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.
Polygraph Operator Brett gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas, 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
Oscar Bowen Brett served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
Polygraph Operator Oscar Bowen Brett is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 officers honored here.
In TX, 657 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 3.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 57 of 95 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Oscar Bowen Brett's cause is highlighted.
How Oscar Bowen Brett Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Oscar Bowen Brett is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Military Service
Oscar Bowen Brett served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
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