Celeste Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: 301
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: February 10, 2004
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant John Maki was killed in an automobile crash while en route to assist in an ongoing investigation.
He was called in the work from a day off at the request of the police chief to assist in the investigation. Sergeant Maki was driving on FM 544 when he was involved in a collision with another vehicle. He was flown to Parkland Hospital in Dallas where he was pronounced dead.
Sergeant Maki was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Celeste Police Department for 2 years. He is survived by his parents.