Roll of Honor
Incident
District Attorney Serna was killed in a single vehicle accident. District Attorney Serna was assigned to the 6th Judicial District of New Mexico and had been with the agency for 21 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three sons.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
21 years. You could have gone home.
District Attorney Serna gave the New Mexico District Attorney's Office 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Santa Fe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, District Attorney Serna.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
District Attorney Dave Serna is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NM, 59 of 193 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.6% of this state's fallen.
At New Mexico District Attorney's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dave Serna's cause is highlighted.
How Dave Serna Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dave Serna is highlighted in Oct.
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