Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, New Mexico
End of Watch: Sunday, March 4, 2001
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 118
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: March 3, 2001
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Angelic Garcia succumbed to injuries received from an accident earlier in the night while responding to a backup fellow deputies at fight with weapons call at a bar on Fourth Street.
During her response, her cruiser left the roadway near the intersection of Ranchitos Road Northwest and Fourth Street Northwest and struck a tree on the passenger side. She was transported to a local hospital where she passed away.
Deputy Garcia had been a member of the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department for three years, and was the first female officer with her agency to be killed in the line of duty. She is survived by her parents.