Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Johnny Garcia was killed in an automobile crash while responding to a call involving a drunk driver whose car was stuck in a fence on I-10. His patrol car struck a patch of loose gravel and overturned near the intersection of State Route 84 and Pert Road, near Casa Grande. Officer Garcia had served with the Arizona Department of Public Safety for 3-1/2 years. He was named Highway Patrol District 6 Officer of the Year in 1988.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents and three sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Garcia gave the Arizona Department of Public Safety 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arizona. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Garcia.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Johnny E. Garcia 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Arizona Department of Public Safety, 15 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Johnny E. Garcia's cause is highlighted.
How Johnny E. Garcia Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Johnny E. Garcia is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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