Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Roy Smith was killed when his patrol car was involved in an automobile accident.
He was on the way to a report of a fight in progress when the accident occurred.
Officer Smith had been employed with the Corpus Christi Police Department for just 4 months.
He is survived by his wife.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
In Our Keeping
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Smith served with the Corpus Christi Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Corpus Christi community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Smith.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Roy Newton Smith 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 Corpus Christi Police Dept., 8 of 16 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roy Newton Smith's cause is highlighted.
How Roy Newton Smith Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Roy Newton Smith is highlighted in Apr.
Others Who Wore This Badge
15 officers from Corpus Christi Police Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
