Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Mark Simmons succumbed to injuries sustained three years earlier when his patrol car was struck from behind by a pickup truck.
He and his partner were attempting to seal off a roadway in preparation for a pursuit being conducted in a residential area near their location. As they closed off the roadway, their patrol car was struck from behind by a pickup truck.
Officer Simmons, who was in the patrol car's passenger seat, suffered severe brain injuries and remained in three hospitals at separate intervals for three years before being brought home in July 2008. His partner and the driver of the vehicle that hit him suffered minor injuries.
Officer Simmons had served with the Amarillo Police Department for 5 years at the time of the accident and had previously served with the Randall County Sheriff's Department for 1 year.
Survivors
He is survived by his two children and parents.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Simmons gave the Amarillo Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Amarillo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Simmons.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Mark Steven Simmons 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 Amarillo Police Dept., 3 of 16 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mark Steven Simmons's cause is highlighted.
How Mark Steven Simmons Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Mark Steven Simmons is highlighted in Dec.
Others Who Wore This Badge
15 officers from Amarillo Police Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
