Roll of Honor
Kevin Alexis Ramirez-Vasquez
Incident
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 24, 2024.
In a final act of service, Trooper Ramirez-Vasquez's organs were donated.
The driver was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a public servant when an investigation revealed she was on her phone at the time and only applied her brakes 1.5 seconds before hitting the patrol vehicle.
Trooper Ramirez-Vasquez was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for one year.
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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.
Trooper Ramirez-Vasquez gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Military Service
Kevin Alexis Ramirez-Vasquez served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Trooper Kevin Alexis Ramirez-Vasquez 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 Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 56 of 95 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 58.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kevin Alexis Ramirez-Vasquez's cause is highlighted.
How Kevin Alexis Ramirez-Vasquez Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with Aggravated Assault
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kevin Alexis Ramirez-Vasquez is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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