Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Alex Martinez was killed in a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of FM 490 and FM 1425, southwest of Raymondville, at approximately 2:00 pm.
His Chevy Tahoe patrol vehicle overturned several times and came to rest in a nearby field. He suffered fatal injuries in the crash.
Sergeant Martinez had served with the Willacy County Sheriff's Office for 11 months. He had previously served with the Weslaco Police Department, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and as the chief of the Raymondville Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, three daughters, six brothers, three sisters, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
28 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Martinez gave the Willacy County Sheriff's Office 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Raymondville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Martinez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Alejandro "Alex" Martinez, Sr. 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 Willacy County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alejandro "Alex" Martinez, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Alejandro "Alex" Martinez, Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alejandro "Alex" Martinez, Sr. is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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