Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Erika Serrato was killed while directing traffic near the Woodlands Parkway exit on Interstate 45 North, at approximately 3:00 a.m.
Around 2:40 a.m., deputies were called to assist with the investigation and traffic control at a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 45 North. While directing traffic near two marked patrol vehicles with emergency lights activated, Deputy Serrato was struck by a heavy-duty commercial vehicle towing a trailer.
Deputy Serrato was transported to a local hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.
One other Montgomery County Deputy was also injured after being struck by debris. He was treated at the local hospital for minor injuries. The driver of the initial crash was arrested and charged with DWI.
The driver of the commercial vehicle who struck Deputy Serrato was also transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He was arrested and charged with passing certain vehicles in violation of bodily injury as a result of failing to slow down or move over while passing emergency vehicles. It is a charge associated with Texas' Move Over/Slow Down law.
Deputy Serrato had served with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office for six years and as a deputy for over six months.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Serrato gave the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Conroe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Serrato.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Erika Serrato is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In TX, 657 of 2,422 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 4 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. Erika Serrato's cause is highlighted.
How Erika Serrato Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Erika Serrato is highlighted in Jun.
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