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Agent Daniel Ross was killed when his department vehicle was struck head-on as he was returning from a surveillance assignment. The crash occurred when a wrong-way driver struck his vehicle on I-10, near Highway 46, in Seguin. The driver of the vehicle that struck him died at the scene as well. Agent Ross was assigned to the 25th Judicial District.
Survivors
He was survived by his two daughters, two sons, sister, and brother.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent Ross served with the 24th & 25th Judicial District Narcotics Task Force.
Thank you for your service to the Seguin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent Ross.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
24th & 25th Judicial District Narcotics Task Force has lost 2 officers; 2 of them lost to accidents.
Daniel is one of 657 officers lost to accidents in TX, 27.1% of the 2,422 remembered there.
Daniel is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Daniel is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1994, 14 officers in TX were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1994, 81 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 26th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1994, 105 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 15th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Daniel was 45. Of the 626 lost to accidents in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 46; the middle age was 36.
Daniel was 45. 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.
Daniel was 45. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
January holds 7.9% of these deaths in TX; December holds the most, 11.7%. Thursdays: 11.3%.
January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.
January holds 8.1% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Thursdays: 14.2%.
How
Accident deaths account for 100% of all 2 deaths at 24th & 25th Judicial District Narcotics Task Force.
Accident deaths account for 27.1% of all 2,422 deaths in TX, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
24th & 25th Judicial District Narcotics Task Force has 2 officers remembered here, Daniel among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 27-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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