Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Stacey Baumgartner was killed when his patrol car collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Highway 242 and FM 1485 in Montgomery County while he was involved in a pursuit.
He had been dispatched to a gas station at Highway 242 and US 59 for reports of a subject urinating in public and exposing himself. As he arrived on the scene, the man attempted to run him over and then fled at a high rate of speed. As the pursuit passed through the intersection with FM 1485, Sergeant Baumgartner's patrol car was broadsided by an SUV.
The impact pushed Sergeant Baumgartner's patrol car into a light pole and caused the SUV to overturn. Sergeant Baumgartner was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. An 11-year-old child in the SUV was also killed, and several other occupants were injured in the crash. The driver of the vehicle that was fleeing returned to the scene of the crash, where he was arrested and charged with murder and intoxicated manslaughter.
The subject was found guilty of evading arrest/detention causing death, and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Sergeant Baumgartner had served with the Patton Village Police Department for over three years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Baumgartner gave the Patton Village Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Splendora community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Baumgartner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Stacey Allen Baumgartner 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stacey Allen Baumgartner's cause is highlighted.
How Stacey Allen Baumgartner Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 15 years
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Stacey Allen Baumgartner is highlighted in Jun.