Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Jesus Garza was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a report of a vehicle accident at 1800 hours.
Deputy Garza was headed west on Stuart Road when his patrol car left the narrow two-lane road and traveled on the grassy shoulder for several yards before spinning around, skidding across the road, and crashing against several trees off the eastbound lane.
Deputy Garza, who was wearing his seat belt, was seriously injured in the collision. He was flown to Brooke Army Medical Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Deputy Garza had served with the Bexar County Sheriff's Department for 11 years, and is survived by his wife and three young children.
Survivors
Deputy Garza had served with the Bexar County Sheriff's Department for 11 years, and is survived by his wife and three young children.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Garza gave the Bexar County Sheriff's Office 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Garza.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Jesus A. Garza, Jr. 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 Bexar County Sheriff's Office, 6 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jesus A. Garza, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Jesus A. Garza, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jesus A. Garza, Jr. is highlighted in Dec.
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