Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Ronald Turner was killed in an automobile accident in his unmarked patrol car at 2:30 am on North Freeway. He was ejected from the vehicle and thrown over a bridge railing to pavement 50 feet below.
Detective Turner had served with the agency for 10.5 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Turner gave the Fort Worth Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Turner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Ronald G. Turner 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 Fort Worth Police Dept., 19 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald G. Turner's cause is highlighted.
How Ronald G. Turner Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald G. Turner is highlighted in Dec.
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