2016 Annual Report - El Paso Police Department

Officer David Ortiz Badge #2614 Motorcycle Patrolman End of Watch: March 14, 2016 O E

O ffi cer Or Ɵ z had served with the El Paso Police Department for nine years and had been a motorcycle police o ffi cer for 3 years. On March 10, 2016 O ffi cer Or Ɵ z was stopped at a red light on Lee Trevino when his police motorcycle was struck from behind. The impact pushed his motorcycle into the vehicle in front of him. O ffi cer Or Ɵ z became trapped underneath one of the vehicles involved in the crash. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries four days later. O ffi cer David Or Ɵ z had worked on Ft. Bliss as a federal police o ffi cer for two years and with the Horizon City Police Department for nine years. David was 45 years old and is survived by his close-knit family, including his wife, daughter, and son, as well as his parents, siblings, and extended family.

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