Roll of Honor
Larry Eugene Hobson
Incident
Patrolman Larry Hobson and Patrolman Kobler Winn were killed when their patrol car overturned on Texas 31, east of Corsicana. The patrolmen were traveling east, en route to the district office at 7:50 a.m. As they passed a vehicle, their vehicle swerved and struck the bridge abutment, flipped, and landed in a dry creek. Patrolman Hobson had served with the Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol for five years and was stationed at Athens.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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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.
Patrolman Hobson gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hobson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Larry Eugene Hobson 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Larry Eugene Hobson's cause is highlighted.
How Larry Eugene Hobson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Larry Eugene Hobson is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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