Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal David King was killed when his patrol car struck a horse that was standing on FM 1960, two miles from FM 321, at 2:00 am.
He was responding to a call of an unresponsive motorist at 0200 hours when the accident occurred.
Corporal King had served with the Liberty County Sheriff's Department for seven years.
Haven't forgotten my brother
Fire Chief Tarkington VFD June 3rd, 2023
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal King gave the Liberty County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Liberty community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal King.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal David Eugene 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 Liberty County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Eugene King's cause is highlighted.
How David Eugene King Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Eugene King is highlighted in Jun.
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