Texas DPS dedicates tactical marine vessel in honor of fallen Paris Trooper
Published: May. 30, 2023 at 5:50 PM CDT
DELTA COUNTY, Texas (KXII) - A Texas Department of Public Safety boat was dedicated at Cooper Lake Tuesday morning to honor a fallen state trooper.
The tactical marine vessel now bears the name of Trooper Jeffrey Nichols - who died in the line of duty in 2016.
The boat will be used on the southern border. Nichols was 27-years-old and had been on the job in Paris for five years when he was killed in a crash.
A stretch of U-S Highway 82, from Lamar Avenue in Paris to the Red River county line, also honors Nichols’ service. “Trooper Jeffrey Nichols Memorial Highway” was named in 2016.
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