Roll of Honor
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.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Senior Police Officer Vicente Ortiz, Jr. 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 Corpus Christi Police Dept., 8 of 16 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. Vicente Ortiz, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Vicente Ortiz, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Vicente Ortiz, Jr. is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
15 officers from Corpus Christi Police Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
