Antonio Portillo Garcia
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Patrolman

Antonio Portillo Garcia

San Antonio Police Department — San Antonio, TX
Accident
End of Watch December 4, 1988
Age 26
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Badge 74
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Garcia was killed in an automobile accident on Culebra Street while responding to an officer needs assistance call. His patrol car went out of control and struck a utility pole during the response.

Survivors

Patrolman Garcia had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his mother, sister, and two brothers.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Garcia gave the San Antonio Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Garcia.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Other
Location San Antonio, Bexar County, TX
Platform Identity sapd.bexar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 4, 1988
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 26
Badge Number 74
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Antonio is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1988, 80 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 27th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Antonio was 26. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Antonio had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Sundays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

San Antonio Police Department has 64 officers remembered here, Antonio among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Antonio Portillo Garcia

San Antonio Police Department · End of Watch December 4, 1988

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 5-E

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