Bio & Incident Details
Age: 25
Tour: Not available
Badge # 306
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Incident Date: 9/1/1992
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
· Leave a Reflection
· Add to My Heroes
· Update this memorial
Share this memorial:
Deputy Marshal Philip Olivas was struck and killed by a vehicle.
Deputy Olivas had stopped a person for a traffic violation when the man jumped out of his vehicle and fled on foot. Deputy Olivas chased him on foot along the country road and then down an unlit road and caught up with the suspect. He then told a bystander to go to his cruiser and call for assistance as he was struggling with the suspect in the roadway.
A responding unit came down the unlit road and did not see the two fighting until it was too late and struck them both. The suspect died at the scene and Deputy Olivas died about 30 minutes later.
The suspect ran because he was driving on a revoked license.
