Wayne V. Carreon
Patrolman

Wayne V. Carreon

El Paso Police Dept. — El Paso, TX
Accident
End of Watch June 10, 1981
Age 27
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Wayne Carreon was struck by a dump truck and killed while directing traffic on I-10 near the Cotton Street exit. The dump truck continued on striking two more vehicles before coming to a stop. The driver was charged with aggravated assault with a vehicle.

Survivors

Patrolman Carreon was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-TX-F0353398
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Carreon served with the El Paso Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the El Paso community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Carreon.

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

Agency

Location El Paso, TX
Platform Identity eppd.elpaso.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 10, 1981
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Wayne V. Carreon 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 El Paso Police Dept., 7 of 34 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20.6% of this agency's fallen.

El Paso Police Dept.
7
of 34 officers
20.6% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wayne V. Carreon'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 Wayne V. Carreon Compares

Age at End of Watch
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Wayne V. Carreon is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897