| Sergeant Ruben Orozco Sr. El Paso County Sheriff's Office Texas End of Watch: Saturday, September 17, 2005 Biographical Info Age: 51 Tour of Duty: 26 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Saturday, September 17, 2005 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available 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 of a mile. Sergeant Orozco was transported to Thomason Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later.
Sergeant Orozco had served with the El Paso County Sheriff's Department for 26 years. He is survived by his wife, three children, and three grandchildren. |