Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Ruben Orozco was killed in an automobile accident on I-10, near Trowbridge Drive.
The wheel from a pickup truck traveling in the opposite direction broke off, flew across the median, and struck Sergeant Orozco's patrol car on the roof and driver's door.
The patrol car stopped after scraping along the median for a quarter mile. Sergeant Orozco was transported to Thomason Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later.
Sergeant Orozco as a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the El Paso County Sheriff's Department for 26 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three children, and three grandchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Orozco gave the El Paso County Sheriff's Office 26 years.
Thank you for your service to the El Paso community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ruben Orozco, Sr. served in the Marine Corps (1972â1973) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Ruben Orozco, 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 El Paso County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ruben Orozco, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Ruben Orozco, Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ruben Orozco, Sr. is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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