Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Loren Vasquez drowned after her patrol car was caught into floodwaters near the intersection of FM 362 and Hoover Lane.
She was responding to investigate reports of high water when her patrol car was swept into a water-filled ditch and overturned. After considerable effort, other deputies were able to remove her from the vehicle. She was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital Cypress where she was pronounced dead.
Deputy Vasquez had served with the Waller County Sheriff's Office for only five months and was on her third shift after completing field training. She was also a volunteer firefighter for the city of Brookshire.
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- September 9, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Vasquez served with the Waller County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Hempstead community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Vasquez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Loren Yalith Vasquez 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 Waller County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Loren Yalith Vasquez's cause is highlighted.
How Loren Yalith Vasquez Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Loren Yalith Vasquez is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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