Christopher A. Davis
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Christopher A. Davis

Accident
End of Watch January 14, 2015
Age 53
Tour of Duty 17 yrs 1 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX

Corrections Officers Christopher Davis and Eligio Garcia were killed in a prison bus crash on I-20 near Penwell, Texas, at approximately 7:30 am.

The bus was transporting 10 inmates from a transfer facility in Abilene to the Rogelio Sanchez State Jail in El Paso. The vehicle struck a patch of ice on an overpass, causing it to slide off the highway and down an embankment. The bus then struck a passing train and was dragged along the tracks, breaking apart.

Officers Davis and Garcia, along with eight inmates, suffered fatal injuries at the scene. One other officer and four other inmates were transported to hospitals in critical condition.

Officer Davis had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for 17 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer V Davis gave the Texas Department of Criminal Justice 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer V Davis.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Huntsville, Walker County, TX
Platform Identity tdcjcidcorr.walker.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 14, 2015
Tour of Duty 17 yrs 1 mo
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Christopher is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2015, 53 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 88th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Christopher was 53. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Christopher had served 17.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division has at least 120 officers remembered here, Christopher among them.

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Corrections Officer V Christopher A. Davis

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division · End of Watch January 14, 2015

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 57-E

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