Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Edward Emmons was struck and killed by a passing motorist while on the scene of a previous vehicle collision on the Dallas Highway and Elm Mott Road about six miles north of Waco.
While walking across the highway with one of the drivers of the damaged vehicles, Deputy Emmons was struck by a passing automobile and fatally injured. The other man was seriously injured.
The driver was charged with negligent homicide.
Deputy Emmons was a United States Army WWI veteran. He had served with the McLennan County Sheriff's Office for six months and previously served with the Waco Police Department for six years.
He was buried in the Rosemound Cemetery in Waco, Texas.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and mother.
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- 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.
Deputy Sheriff Emmons gave the McLennan County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Waco community. Thank you 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
Edward D. Emmons served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Edward D. Emmons 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 McLennan County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward D. Emmons's cause is highlighted.
How Edward D. Emmons Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward D. Emmons is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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