Billy Ray Wynn
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Patrolman

Billy Ray Wynn

Accident
End of Watch December 24, 1967
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Wynn was killed in an automobile while attempting to locate a drunk driver. He had been with the agency for four years and was stationed at Jasper.

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Permanent identifier
BO-US-TX-F7517D31
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Wynn gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Wynn.

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

Agency

Location Austin, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 24, 1967
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Billy Ray Wynn 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 Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 56 of 95 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 58.9% of this agency's fallen.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol
56
of 95 officers
58.9% 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. Billy Ray Wynn'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 Billy Ray Wynn Compares

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. Billy Ray Wynn 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