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Deputy Constable

Ruben Garcia

Cameron County Constable's Office - Precinct 1 — Port Isabel, TX

Felonious

End of Watch September 30, 2024

Age 49

Tour of Duty 23 yrs 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia was killed in a vehicle crash after assisting other officers at a crash scene on Texas State Highway 48 near Marine Way Road at 6:45 p.m.

Deputy Garcia was sitting in his parked patrol vehicle on the side of the highway, preparing to drive away, when he was rear-ended by a truck. He was transported to a Brownville hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The driver was on his phone when he collided with Deputy Garcia's patrol car. He was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries and was charged with intoxication manslaughter, causing death to a police officer.

Deputy Garcia had served with the Cameron County Constable's Office - Precinct 1 for over a year and previously served with the Cameron County Sheriff's Office for 22 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

23 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Constable Garcia gave the Cameron County Constable's Office 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Port Isabel community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Garcia.

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

Agency

Department Cameron County Constable's Office - Precinct 1

Location Port Isabel, TX

Platform Identity cccop1co.cameron.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 30, 2024

Tour of Duty 23 yrs 6 mo

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Vehicular assault

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender Charged

Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Cameron County Constable's Office - Precinct 1

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ruben Garcia'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 Ruben Garcia Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

23.5

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Charged

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ruben Garcia is highlighted in Sep.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ruben Garcia was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518