The people of Texas lost another Peace Officer this week when Deputy Sheriff Adam Davis, of the Bell County Sheriff's Office succumbed to injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle accident. Deputy Davis had served as a peace officer in several agencies in Bell County, including the Rogers Police Department and the Troy Police Department.
On December 11th, Deputy Davis was responding to a report of a man brandishing a weapon near Troy. As the deputy drove at emergency speeds on FM 1237, he lost control of his vehicle on a very sharp curve. Peace officers often put the safety of other citizens over their own as they try to come to the aid of other persons, usually people they do not even know. Officers are not only at risk when they face persons with guns or other weapons, but also when they must speed down rural roads and highways to reach distant parts of their jurisdictions.
Officer Davis did his best to place himself between citizens and the person threatening them with immediate harm. In so doing, he paid the highest price a peace officer can be called on to pay. The Deputy left behind a wife and a young son. May the Good Shepherd comfort this family, and the officers who lost a friend and fellow deputy. I am saddened but honored to offer my sympathy and respect for Deputy Davis here on the pages of this blog.
May God bless and protect all police officers as they do they their jobs, regardless of the danger they face in the performance of their duties.
On December 11th, Deputy Davis was responding to a report of a man brandishing a weapon near Troy. As the deputy drove at emergency speeds on FM 1237, he lost control of his vehicle on a very sharp curve. Peace officers often put the safety of other citizens over their own as they try to come to the aid of other persons, usually people they do not even know. Officers are not only at risk when they face persons with guns or other weapons, but also when they must speed down rural roads and highways to reach distant parts of their jurisdictions.
Officer Davis did his best to place himself between citizens and the person threatening them with immediate harm. In so doing, he paid the highest price a peace officer can be called on to pay. The Deputy left behind a wife and a young son. May the Good Shepherd comfort this family, and the officers who lost a friend and fellow deputy. I am saddened but honored to offer my sympathy and respect for Deputy Davis here on the pages of this blog.
May God bless and protect all police officers as they do they their jobs, regardless of the danger they face in the performance of their duties.
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