Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Janice Vanderveer was struck and killed by a vehicle while setting up road flares on Interstate 35 at 5:42 p.m. A tractor-trailer had overturned on the northbound lanes of I-35. The weather was cloudy, and there was poor visibility on the road. Officer Vanerveer was attempting to reroute traffic off the highway and was placing flares on the road when she was hit. She was transported to Harris Methodist Fort Worth, where she succumbed to her injuries the following day, which was her birthday. Officer Vanderveer had served with the Burleson Police Department for over a year and previously served with the Tarrant County Community College Police Department.
Survivors
She was survived by her husband, son, daughter, and parents.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Vanderveer gave the Burleson Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Burleson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Vanderveer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Janice Marlene Vanderveer 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Janice Marlene Vanderveer's cause is highlighted.
How Janice Marlene Vanderveer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Janice Marlene Vanderveer is highlighted in Dec.