Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Deputy King was struck and killed by a patrol car while assisting state troopers who were chasing two juveniles. Chief Deputy King had positioned his patrol car to shine his lights on approaching cars. The car being pursued swerved around him but the trooper became blinded by the headlights and struck Chief Deputy King. The two juveniles were arrested and released into the custody of their parents. Chief Deputy King had been with the agency for 18 months.
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- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Chief Deputy Sheriff King gave the Armstrong County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Claude community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Sheriff King.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief Deputy Sheriff Larry Wayne King 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 Armstrong County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Larry Wayne King's cause is highlighted.
How Larry Wayne King Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Larry Wayne King is highlighted in Sep.
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