Nov. 2024. Blues Vol 40 No. 11

HONORING OUR TROOPER

HONORING OUR TROOPER KEVIN ALEXIS RAMIREZ-VASQUEZ 108 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 108 The The Blues - November - ‘24 TEXAS HIGHWAY PATROL, TEXAS END OF WATCH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 AGE: 25 TOUR: 1 YEAR BADGE: N/A Trooper Kevin Ramirez-Vasquez succumbed to injuries sustained when he was struck by a vehicle west of Odessa on September 17, 2024. He and a deputy with the Ector County Sheriff’s Office had responded to the crash on Route 302 and Marian Drive. Trooper Ramirez-Vasquez was standing outside of the deputy’s vehicle speaking to him when an approaching vehicle struck the patrol car. Trooper Ramirez-Vasquez and the deputy suffered serious injuries as a result of the collision. Trooper Ramirez-Vasquez was transported to a local hospital before being flown to Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. He succumbed to his injuries on September 28, 2024.In a final act of service, Trooper Ramirez-Vasquez’s organs were donated. Trooper Ramirez-Vasquez was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for one year.

FALLEN HEROES DEPUTY CONSTABLE RUBEN GARCIA CAMERON COUNTY CONSTABLE’S OFFICE - PRECINCT 1, TEXAS END OF WATCH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AGE: 49 TOUR: 231/2 YEARS BADGE: 915 Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia was killed in a vehicle crash after assisting other officers at a crash scene on Texas State Highway 48 near Marine Way Road at 6:45 p.m. Deputy Garcia was sitting in his parked patrol vehicle on the side of the highway, preparing to drive away, when he was rear-ended by a truck. He was transported to a Brownville hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The driver was on his phone when he collided with Deputy Garcia’s patrol car. He was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries and was charged with intoxication manslaughter, causing death to a police officer. Deputy Garcia had served with the Cameron County Constable’s Office - Precinct 1 for over a year and previously served with the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office for 22 years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter. The Blues - November - ‘24 109