The Texas Department of Public Safety dedicated a Tactical Marine Unit boat in honor of Senior Trooper Tom Nipper — a law enforcement officer who died during a 2017 traffic
The ceremony is planned for 10 a.m. at the Bell County Expo Center, 301 W. Loop 121.
Nipperâs family, as well as law enforcement and local officials, will attend the ceremony, DPS Sgt. Bryan Washko said.
Nipper, 63, was killed in a fiery Nov. 4, 2017, crash on Interstate 35 in Temple as he was conducting a traffic stop. A truck driven by Scott Douglas Taylor of Marble Falls struck the rear of Nipperâs DPS vehicle while it was parked on the southbound shoulder of the highway. The mangled DPS vehicle was ablaze when Temple Fire & Rescue crews arrived at the crash site near Midway Road.