Deputy Sheriff Melissa Pollard - Wood County Sheriff's Office - Texas
Deputy Sheriff Melissa Pollard of the Wood County Sheriff's Office (Texas) was killed in the line of duty when her cruiser collided with the back of a semi-truck at the intersection of FM 14 and State Highway 37-S, between Quitman and Winnsboro, at approximately 10 a.m. on April 8, 2025.
Deputy Pollard was transported to UT Health Quitman but succumbed to her injuries. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured.
Deputy Pollard had served with the Wood County Sheriff's Office for over eight years and had previously served with the Fannin County Sheriff's Office for three years and the Collin County Sheriff's Office for ten years. She is survived by her daughter, two sisters, her partner, and three grandchildren.
Deputy Pollard was transported to UT Health Quitman but succumbed to her injuries. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured.
Deputy Pollard had served with the Wood County Sheriff's Office for over eight years and had previously served with the Fannin County Sheriff's Office for three years and the Collin County Sheriff's Office for ten years. She is survived by her daughter, two sisters, her partner, and three grandchildren.
As part of our "Plaques for Heroes" campaign, engraved slate memorial plaques were sent to the Wood County Sheriff's Office and to Pollard's family at no cost to honor her service and her sacrifice to the community of Wood County, Texas. Our condolences to her family, her department and the community she served.
