Vicente Ortiz Jr.
Senior Police Officer

Vicente Ortiz Jr.

Corpus Christi Police Department — Corpus Christi, TX
Accident
End of Watch June 1, 2024
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Senior Police Officer Vicente Ortiz succumbed to injuries sustained 10 days earlier when he was involved in a motorcycle crash while escorting a funeral procession.

He was traveling southbound on Kostoryz Road when another driver attempted to cross the road at the intersection with Sacky Drive. Officer Ortiz was unable to stop and struck the other vehicle. He was transported to a local hospital where he underwent multiple surgeries before succumbing to his injuries.

Officer Ortiz had served with the Corpus Christi Police Department for 15 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Senior Police Officer Ortiz gave the Corpus Christi Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Corpus Christi community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Police Officer Ortiz.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX
Platform Identity ccpd.nueces.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 1, 2024
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Motorcycle crash

Senior Police Officer Vicente Ortiz Jr. 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 Corpus Christi Police Department, 8 of 16 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Corpus Christi Police Department
8
of 16 officers
50% Accident
TX — Statewide
657
of 2,422 officers
27.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Vicente Ortiz Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Vicente Ortiz Jr. Compares

Years of Service
15
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Vicente Ortiz Jr. is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location