Rondald Bates
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Deputy Sheriff

Rondald Bates

Accident
End of Watch February 10, 2024
Age 62
Tour of Duty 31 yrs
The Vigil Panel 401 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Rondald Bates was killed in a vehicle crash while en route to the Harris County jail at 10:00 p.m.

After finishing an overtime assignment, Deputy Bates was traveling on Travis Street when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree near Richmond Avenue in Houston. He was transported to the Ben Taub Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Deputy Bates had served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office for 31 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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31 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Bates gave the Harris County Sheriff's Office 31 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Bates.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Houston, Harris County, TX
Platform Identity hcso.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 10, 2024
Tour of Duty 31 yrs
Age 62
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Rondald is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2024, 52 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 90th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Rondald was 62. 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. Rondald had served 31 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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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

Harris County Sheriff's Office has 56 officers remembered here, Rondald among them.

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Where

Deputy Sheriff Rondald Bates

Harris County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch February 10, 2024

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 46-WT

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