Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Mario Salas was killed when his vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer at Gibbs Street and Bedell Avenues in Del Rio. He was working a drug deal at the time and was involved in a surveillance operation, following one of the suspects at 2:00 a.m. A driver of a tractor-trailer making a delivery ran a red light while making a left turn. Sergeant Salas's vehicle and the truck collided. The suspects he was following were arrested later that day. The driver was charged with involuntary manslaughter. Sergeant Salas had served with the Del Rio Police Department for 10 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, two daughters, and parents.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Salas gave the Del Rio Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Del Rio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Salas.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Sergeant Mario Alberto Salas 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 Del Rio Police Department, 1 of 2 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. Mario Alberto Salas's cause is highlighted.
How Mario Alberto Salas Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Mario Alberto Salas is highlighted in Jan.
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