Eagle Lake Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 2 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: July 24, 2002
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Roberto Nieto was killed when his patrol car was struck by a train while he was patrolling a Union Pacific Railroad rail yard at 6:50 pm.
The locomotive struck his patrol car at approximately 50 mph. He was flown to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Patrolman Nieto had served with the 9-person Eagle Lake Police Department for two months after serving with another agency. He is survived by his wife, daughter, stepdaughter, and parents.