Jonathan Thomas McDonald
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Trooper

Jonathan Thomas McDonald

Accident
End of Watch November 15, 2010
Age 28
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 2 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Jonathan McDonald was killed in an automobile crash on U.S. Highway 84 while responding to another accident near Post, Texas.

He was involved in a single-vehicle crash during the response.

Trooper McDonald had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for two years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, 7-month-old child, parents, and brother.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-TX-6A2B33D6
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper McDonald gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper McDonald.

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

Agency

Location Austin, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 15, 2010
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 2 mo
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Jonathan Thomas McDonald 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 Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 56 of 95 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 58.9% of this agency's fallen.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol
56
of 95 officers
58.9% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jonathan Thomas McDonald's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Jonathan Thomas McDonald Compares

Age at End of Watch
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2.2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jonathan Thomas McDonald is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location