Douglas Houston Thompson

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol — Austin, TX

Felonious

End of Watch December 7, 1969

Age 26

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 94

Incident

Patrolman Douglas Thompson was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on U.S. 80 (modern-day U.S. 180) four miles east of Weatherford. As he was talking with the driver of a car he had stopped for speeding, the suspect car came up from behind him, struck his cruiser, and then him as he stood beside the speeder's car. Six months later, a car found abandoned on a street in Fort Worth led police to the 44-year-old owner, who was arrested after an investigation revealed that damage to his car matched the paint and parts from the car that fled from the accident scene. He was convicted of failing to stop and render aid and sentenced to two years. Patrolman Thompson had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for four years and was stationed at Weatherford.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Thompson gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Thompson.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol

Location Austin, TX

Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 7, 1969

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile

Offender Sentenced to 2 years

Patrolman Douglas Houston Thompson is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 35 of 95 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 36.8% of this agency's fallen.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol

of 95 officers

36.8% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious