Patrolman Fred Carlton Burns

Fred Carlton Burns

Patrolman Fred Burns succumbed to injuries he received in a vehicle crash on February 6, 1966, shortly before 9:00 p.m.

While writing a traffic ticket on Interstate 45, six miles south of Conroe, his patrol car was struck by a passing truck. He was initially pinned between the stopped vehicle and his patrol car until the truck struck the other car, causing the cars and truck to burst into flames. Patrolman Burns was transported to Montgomery County Hospital, where he never regained consciousness and passed away on January 2, 1968.

The truck driver was charged with two counts of aggravated assault.

Patrolman Burns was a United States Navy WWII veteran and had served with the Texas Department of Public Safety for 27 years, stationed at Conroe. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and sister.