William Warfield Roberts

Comanche County Sheriff's Department — Comanche, TX

Accident

End of Watch November 1, 1948

Age 60

Tour of Duty 5 mo

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Gender Male

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Incident

Deputy Sheriff William Roberts was killed in an automobile crash on U.S. 77 near Perry, Oklahoma.

Deputy Roberts was transporting a prisoner from Nebraska to Texas to face child desertion charges. While driving in rainy conditions, his patrol car left the roadway and overturned several times, striking a telephone pole. Deputy Roberts died at the scene of the crash.

Deputy Roberts had served with the Comanche County Sheriff's Department for five months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Roberts served with the Comanche County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Comanche community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Roberts.

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

Agency

Department Comanche County Sheriff's Department

Location Comanche, TX

Platform Identity ccso.comanche.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 1, 1948

Tour of Duty 5 mo

Age 60

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff William Warfield Roberts 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 Comanche County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Comanche County Sheriff's Department

of 4 officers

50% Accident

TX — Statewide

653

of 2,421 officers

27% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident