Pharr Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Friday, August 9, 2013
Age: 51
Tour of Duty: 27 years
Badge Number: 1239
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: August 9, 2013
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant JL Garcia was killed in an automobile crash while en route to a meeting at the Pharr International Bridge.
His vehicle was struck by a dump truck at the intersection of South Cage Boulevard and East Anaya Road at approximately 3:50 pm. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries about one hour later.
Sergeant Garcia had served with the Pharr Police Department for 27 years. He is survived by his wife and two children.