Roll of Honor
Incident
Senior Deputy Jessica Hollis drowned after her patrol car washed away as she checked roadways for high water during a period of heavy rain at 1:50 am.
She was driving in the area of Fritz Hughes Park Road and Low Water Crossing Road, upstream of Lake Austin, when her patrol car was washed into the river. She was able to radio dispatchers that her vehicle was being swept away.
Her patrol car was located approximately 15 minutes later but she was not with it. The patrol car was recovered from the water later in the day. Deputy Hollis' body was recovered from Lake Austin on September 19th, 2014.
Senior Deputy Hollis had served with the Travis County Sheriff's Office for seven years and was a member of the agency's Dive Team. She is survived by her husband and 12-year-old son. Deputy Hollis' husband serves with the Austin Police Department.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband and 12-year-old son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Senior Deputy Hollis gave the Travis County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Deputy Hollis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Senior Deputy Jessica Laura Hollis 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 Travis County Sheriff's Dept., 2 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jessica Laura Hollis's cause is highlighted.
How Jessica Laura Hollis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jessica Laura Hollis is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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