Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Jack Allen was killed in a vehicle accident four miles south of Wink at 8:40 pm.
Sheriff Allen was a passenger in a vehicle returning to Crane County when they hit the back of a lumber truck. A piece of lumber crashed through their windshield and struck Sheriff Allen in the chest. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wound.
Sheriff Allen was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Crane County Sheriff's Office for almost two years. He was the first elected Sheriff of Crane County.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sheriff Allen gave the Crane County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Crane community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John Jefferson "Jack" Allen served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sheriff John Jefferson "Jack" Allen 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. John Jefferson "Jack" Allen's cause is highlighted.
How John Jefferson "Jack" Allen Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Jefferson "Jack" Allen is highlighted in May.