Roll of Honor
Louis W. Dickson
Incident
Patrolman Louis Dickson and Patrolman Bill Mahoney were killed in an automobile crash while responding to the report of a fatal automobile accident. While traveling in their marked patrol car, another vehicle pulled in front of them, clipping the patrol car and throwing it into the path of a fully loaded wheat truck. Patrolman Dickson was killed instantly, and Patrolman Mahoney died from his injuries six hours later. The driver of the vehicle that forced the patrol car into the path of the truck was arrested and charged with failure to stop and failure to render aid. Patrolman Dickson had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for 16 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and young son.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Patrolman Dickson gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Dickson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Louis W. Dickson 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Louis W. Dickson's cause is highlighted.
How Louis W. Dickson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Louis W. Dickson is highlighted in Apr.
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