Jason Alexander Oliff
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Deputy Sheriff

Jason Alexander Oliff

Accident
End of Watch December 5, 2005
Age 27
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Jason Oliff was struck and killed by a pickup truck while placing flares on FM 2004 in front of an industrial plant at 0520 hours. He was at the intersection to direct early morning traffic at the entrance to the facility during a shift change.

He was setting up flares in a safety lane between two travel lanes when he was struck. He was flown to Memorial Hermann Hospital, in Houston, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Deputy Oliff had served with the Brazoria County Sheriff's Department for 4 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, parents, and siblings.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-TX-E6936736
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Oliff gave the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Angleton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Oliff.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Angleton, TX
Platform Identity bcso.brazoria.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 5, 2005
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Jason Alexander Oliff 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 Brazoria County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Brazoria County Sheriff's Office
3
of 12 officers
25% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jason Alexander Oliff's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Jason Alexander Oliff Compares

Age at End of Watch
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jason Alexander Oliff is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897