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Highway Patrol Trooper Jimmy Ray Carty Jr.
Highway Patrol Trooper Jimmy Ray Carty Jr. died on May 27, 2005, from injuries he sustained during a training drill during recruit school.
He is the 78th DPS officer killed in the line of duty.
Highway Patrol Trooper Jimmy Ray Carty Jr.
Highway Patrol Trooper Jimmy Ray Carty Jr. died on May 27, 2005, from injuries he sustained during a training drill during recruit school.
He is the 78th DPS officer killed in the line of duty.
Trooper Boxing Drill Dropped After Death
AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Public Safety said it will no longer train officers with a fighting drill that resulted in a recruit's death last year.
DPS suspended use of the drill, known as active countermeasures, after the May death of Jimmy Ray Carty Jr. He died of head trauma after being hit in the head several times during a full-contact fighting exercise.
The department used the drill for at least 30 years and had argued it was useful training for officers who must be prepared to fight on their own.
But consultants hired by DPS in the aftermath of Carty's death recommended in March that the drill be eliminated because it caused too many head injuries and did not involve realistic police scenarios.
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Jimmy Ray Carty was boxing with another recruit when he was knocked to the ground at least twice with blows to the head. Both recruits were fitted with full protective gear, including headgear. In the third round, Carty took a punch behind his right ear and dropped to the mat. The 29-year-old was taken to the hospital, where he died a week later.
Between 2003 and 2005, 4.2 percent of recruits suffered head injuries, including cuts, bruises and concussions, according to the DPS consultants, Gables Group of Florida. The rate of serious head injury was 1.1 percent.
AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Public Safety said it will no longer train officers with a fighting drill that resulted in a recruit's death last year.
DPS suspended use of the drill, known as active countermeasures, after the May death of Jimmy Ray Carty Jr. He died of head trauma after being hit in the head several times during a full-contact fighting exercise.
The department used the drill for at least 30 years and had argued it was useful training for officers who must be prepared to fight on their own.
But consultants hired by DPS in the aftermath of Carty's death recommended in March that the drill be eliminated because it caused too many head injuries and did not involve realistic police scenarios.
[snip]
Jimmy Ray Carty was boxing with another recruit when he was knocked to the ground at least twice with blows to the head. Both recruits were fitted with full protective gear, including headgear. In the third round, Carty took a punch behind his right ear and dropped to the mat. The 29-year-old was taken to the hospital, where he died a week later.
Between 2003 and 2005, 4.2 percent of recruits suffered head injuries, including cuts, bruises and concussions, according to the DPS consultants, Gables Group of Florida. The rate of serious head injury was 1.1 percent.
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