Moore County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch: Tuesday, July 8, 2003
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: 704
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: July 8, 2003
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Fitzgerald was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a call involving a suspicious vehicle at approximately 0100 hours.
His patrol car was struck head-on by another vehicle on an unlined county road about three miles from Dumas. The driver of the vehicle that struck his patrol car, who was also killed, was the same person who had made the report of the suspicious vehicle.
Sergeant Fitzgerald was flown to Northwest Texas Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later.
Sergeant Fitzgerald had been with the Moore County Sheriff's Office for 14 years. He is survived by his mother, brother, and sister.