Police Officer Elias Martinez, Jr., Metropolitan Transit Authority Police Department, Texas

Police Officer Elias Martinez, Jr.

Metropolitan Transit Authority Police Department, Texas

End of Watch Sunday, September 17, 2017

Elias Martinez, Jr.

Police Officer Elias "Sonny" Martinez succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash one week earlier while escorting permitted loads on Gulf Freeway, in the area of FM 646, in League City, Texas.

He was passing the trucks in the escorted convoy when he laid his motorcycle down in an attempt to avoid a collision. He struck the rear of one of the trucks, causing him to suffer severe injuries. He was flown to Hermann Memorial Hospital where he remained until succumbing to his injuries on September 17th, 2017.

Officer Martinez had served with the Metropolitan Transit Authority Police Department for 25 years. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Bio

Age 56
Tour 25 years, 9 months
Badge 2Z5

Incident Details

Cause Motorcycle crash
Incident Date Friday, September 8, 2017

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So sorry to hear of the loss of this fine officer. May God watch over the Family and Fellow Officers that put their lives on the line for us everyday. We all lose when one of these heroes fall.

B.J.Umbenhower
D.A.V. CHAPTER 11 Springfield, Missouri Color Guard.
Son of Chief of Police.Deceased
Their watch is over, now they patrol in Heaven.

November 26, 2017