Juan Rincon Prieto
Senior Officer

Juan Rincon Prieto

Corpus Christi Police Dept. — Corpus Christi, TX
Accident
End of Watch February 2, 1993
Age 53
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Gender Male

Incident

Senior Officer Juan Prieto was killed when he was struck by a pickup truck while directing traffic.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Senior Officer Prieto served with the Corpus Christi Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Corpus Christi community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Officer Prieto.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Corpus Christi, TX
Platform Identity ccpd.nueces.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 2, 1993
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Senior Officer Juan Rincon Prieto 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 Corpus Christi Police Dept., 8 of 16 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Corpus Christi Police Dept.
8
of 16 officers
50% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Juan Rincon Prieto's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Juan Rincon Prieto Compares

Age at End of Watch
53
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Juan Rincon Prieto is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897