Texas deputy killed in crash while responding to accident
Deputy Lex Allen Love (Credit: Wise County Sheriff's Office)
DECATUR, Texas - A Texas deputy is being remembered after losing his life while responding to an accident.
The Wise County Sheriff’s Office said 26-year-old Deputy Lex Allen Love was responding to a car crash on October 2. The scene was on County Road 4421, East of U.S. 287.
Authorities said Love collided with a concrete barrier in a construction zone. Nearby deputies responded to him but said Love was unresponsive despite life-saving measures.
Love was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries that night.
Love was described as "an amazingly kind young deputy," according to a Facebook post by the sheriff's office.
He started with the sheriff's office as a jailer before attending a police academy in Decatur. He became a deputy for the county in April 2024.
"Lex is one of the best law enforcement officers to ever wear the DPD and WCSO badges," the Facebook post read. "Lex leaves behind a beautiful and loving young family."