Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia

Ruben Garcia

Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia was killed in a vehicle crash after assisting other officers at a crash scene on Texas State Highway 48 near Marine Way Road at 6:45 p.m.

Deputy Garcia was sitting in his parked patrol vehicle on the side of the highway, preparing to drive away, when he was rear-ended by a truck. He was transported to a Brownville hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The driver was on his phone when he collided with Deputy Garcia's patrol car. He was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries and was charged with intoxication manslaughter, causing death to a police officer.

Deputy Garcia had served with the Cameron County Constable's Office - Precinct 1 for over a year and previously served with the Cameron County Sheriff's Office for 22 years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter.