Roll of Honor
Daniel Morrison Higdon, Jr.
Incident
Trooper Daniel Higdon was killed after being crushed between two tractor-trailers while conducting a traffic stop in Smith County. He and another trooper had pulled over two tractor-trailers for traffic violations. As Trooper Higdon and one of the truck drivers stood between the two trucks, one of them rolled back, crushing both men between the trucks. Both Trooper Higdon and the truck driver succumbed to their injuries. Trooper Higdon had served with the Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol for eight years and had been stationed at Tyler. He was survived by his wife, son, mother, and two brothers. I-20 between mile markers 571 and 575 was renamed Trooper Daniel Higdon Memorial Highway.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, mother, and two brothers.
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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.
Trooper Higdon gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Higdon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Daniel Morrison Higdon, Jr. 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. Daniel Morrison Higdon, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Daniel Morrison Higdon, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Morrison Higdon, Jr. is highlighted in Mar.
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