Police Officer Patrick Sirois United States Department of Defense Fort Hood Police Department, U.S. Government End of Watch: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 Age: 50 Years on the job: 5 Badge Number: NA Cause of death: Struck by vehicle   An off-duty Texas police officer on his way to visit family in Oklahoma for the holidays died saving the life of a stranded driver. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Patrick Sirois was killed in an crash about a mile north of Eufaula on Highway 69 at about 7:50 p.m. on November 23rd, 2010. Sirois was a reserve officer for the Nolanville Police Department in Texas and worked full-time for the Department of Defense as a police officer at nearby Fort Hood. According to the OHP, Sirois and his fiancee were on their way to visit family in Wagoner. He was going north on Highway 69 when he saw a 2004 Ford pickup hauling a trailer disabled in the southbound lanes. OHP said Sirois stopped his vehicle, put on his reflective vest and crossed the median to help the driver, 28-year-old James Snowden, of McAlester. Sirois was assisting the driver when a passing car clipped the trailer. OHP said Sirois pushed Snowden out of the way before the trailer pinned him against the guardrail, killing him. Sirois was pronounced dead at the Eufaula hospital. A 17-year-old Checotah girl, identified by the OHP as Beonce Hobson, was behind the wheel of the car that clipped the trailer. She was not hurt, and was ticketed for driving at an unsafe speed in a construction zone. Officer Sirois served as a civilian police officer with the Fort Hood Police Department and as a reserve officer with the Nolanville, Texas, Police Department. He had been recognized as Nolanville's Officer of the Year in 2009. He is survived by his fiancee.     Agency Information United States Department of Defense Fort Hood Police Department Emergency Services Directorate Fort Hood, TX 76544 Phone: (254) 287-2511 Submit a Condolences Subscribe to Officer Down E-Mail Alerts Walk tall, walk tall and protect us from above with honor and dignity. May you lead the charge for citizens right in heaven as you did here on earth Darrell Thompson Privet Security Officer St. Clair Co. MI, Community College Campus Patrol #14 darrell@policespecial.com www.sc4.edu Rest in peace, and may God allow him to keep watch over us on earth while he patrols his beat in heaven. Our prayers go out to the Officer and his Department and family. May they all find peace in their hearts soon. From all the Staff at Police Special Inc.