Incident
Lieutenant Aubrey Milstead and Detective Alex Goodman were killed in a vehicle crash near Bowling Green, Ohio, while on official travel.
They had traveled to Camp Perry, Ohio, with other members of the San Antonio Police Department Pistol Team to represent the agency in the National Police Pistol Match. The team had finished competing and was returning to San Antonio when one of their vehicles ran off the roadway on the Dixie Highway, eight miles south of Bowling Green.
Detective Goodman and Lieutenant Milstead were both killed in the crash and two other officers were injured.
Lieutenant Milstead had served with the San Antonio Police Department for 20 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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20 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Milstead gave the San Antonio Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Milstead.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Aubrey Swepson Milstead 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 San Antonio Police Dept., 22 of 64 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Aubrey Swepson Milstead's cause is highlighted.
How Aubrey Swepson Milstead Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Aubrey Swepson Milstead is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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