Amy Lynn Donovan

Austin Police Dept. — Austin, TX

Accident

End of Watch October 31, 2004

Age 37

Tour of Duty 5 mo

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Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 27

Incident

Police Officer Amy Donovan was killed when a police cruiser accidentally struck her during a foot chase.

At approximately 10:48 p.m., Officer Donovan and her partner observed a suspicious person walking on the 1300 block of Poquito Street. Officer Donovan got out of the car to talk to the man, and he began running. Officer Donovan began to chase the suspect, and her partner put the patrol car in reverse and tried to block the man's escape route. During the chase, the patrol car struck Officer Donovan and pinned her next to a utility pole. She was taken to Brackenridge Hospital, where she died of her injuries at approximately 12:36 a.m.

The suspect who fled was apprehended later in the week, and it was discovered that he had a parole revocation warrant. After agreeing to a plea deal, the suspect was sentenced to 4.5 years for drug charges. An additional charge was never formally filed against the suspect in court because the prosecuting attorney failed to read the charge during a hearing. In March 2012, the man responsible for Officer Donovan's death was murdered in Austin.

Officer Donovan had served with the Austin Police Department for five months.

Survivors

She is survived by her husband and four children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Donovan served with the Austin Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Donovan.

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

Agency

Department Austin Police Dept.

Location Austin, TX

Platform Identity apd.travis.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 31, 2004

Tour of Duty 5 mo

Age 37

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Amy Lynn Donovan 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 Austin Police Dept., 12 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Austin Police Dept.

of 28 officers

42.9% Accident

TX — Statewide

653

of 2,421 officers

27% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident