Billy Jack Zachary
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Trooper

Billy Jack Zachary

Accident
End of Watch January 1, 2006
Age 32
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Billy Zachary was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle while making a traffic stop of two vehicles on I-20, near Monahans, Texas.

He was returning to his patrol car after speaking to one of the drivers when a third vehicle veered from the travel lane and struck him. He was struck as he returned to his patrol car after speaking with the driver in the car that pulled over behind him.

Trooper Zachary had served with the Texas Department of Public Safety for just over one year.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, 3-month-old daughter, parents, and sister.

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You barely got started.
Trooper Zachary 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, Trooper Zachary.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Austin, Travis County, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 1, 2006
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Billy 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 2006, 68 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 54th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Billy was 32. 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. Billy had served 1 year; 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%. Sundays: 14%.

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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 Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol has 96 officers remembered here, Billy among them.

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Where

Trooper Billy Jack Zachary

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol · End of Watch January 1, 2006

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 63-W

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