Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Hardesty was killed when his patrol car collided with a train at approximately noon. He was performing an emergency blood delivery from the county line to a local hospital.
Survivors
Deputy Hardesty had been with the agency for three months and was survived by his expectant wife and one child.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hardesty served with the Victoria County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Victoria community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hardesty.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Richard Kyle Hardesty, 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 Victoria County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Kyle Hardesty, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Richard Kyle Hardesty, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Kyle Hardesty, Jr. is highlighted in Jun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
4 officers from Victoria County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
