Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Florentino Garcia was killed in a motorcycle crash when another car turned in front of him as he was escorting a funeral procession in the 3000 block of Canal Street at about 10:15 am.
The driver of the other vehicle was charged with negligent homicide.
Officer Garcia was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Houston Police Department for four years.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Garcia gave the Houston Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Florentino Munoz Garcia, Jr. served in the Marine Corps (1980â1984) before joining law enforcement.
Officer Florentino Munoz Garcia, Jr. 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Houston Police Department, 29 of 117 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Florentino Munoz Garcia, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Florentino Munoz Garcia, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Florentino Munoz Garcia, Jr. is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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