Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Jason Fann was killed in a vehicle crash at approximately 6:00 pm while responding to an accident on Highway 214, two miles south of Plains.
His patrol car left the roadway and overturned, causing him to sustain fatal injuries.
Deputy Fann served with both the Seagraves Police Department and Yoakum County Sheriff's Office, and had recently been appointed Fire Marshall in Plains as a member of the Plains Volunteer Fire Department.
He was survived by his wife and two children.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Fann gave the Yoakum County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Plains community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Fann.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Jason Matthew Fann 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jason Matthew Fann's cause is highlighted.
How Jason Matthew Fann Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jason Matthew Fann is highlighted in Aug.