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Trooper

Frank Galvan Vazquez

Ohio State Highway Patrol — Columbus, OH

Felonious

End of Watch November 6, 2001

Age 26

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

The Vigil Panel 149 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 41

Incident

Trooper Frank Vazquez was killed when he was struck by a drunk driver while conducting a traffic stop on I-270 in Columbus, Ohio.

He was standing outside of his vehicle when the drunk driver struck the rear of his patrol car. The patrol car and the suspect's vehicle collided with Trooper Vazquez and into the stopped vehicle.

The 33-year-old drunk driver, convicted four times for drunk driving, was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and drunk driving. On May 20, 2002, the driver was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison. He was released in December of 2009. On May 14, 2012, he was sent back to prison for 30 months for driving while his license was permanently revoked. Trooper Vazquez had served with the Ohio Highway Patrol for almost four years.

Trooper Vazquez had served with the Ohio Highway Patrol for almost four years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three young children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Vazquez gave the Ohio State Highway Patrol 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Ohio. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Vazquez.

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

Agency

Department Ohio State Highway Patrol

Location Columbus, OH

Platform Identity oshp.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 6, 2001

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Vehicular assault

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender Released in 2009

Trooper Frank Galvan Vazquez 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Ohio State Highway Patrol, 8 of 42 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 19% of this agency's fallen.

Ohio State Highway Patrol

of 42 officers

19% Felonious

OH — Statewide

572

of 991 officers

57.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious