July 2024. Blues Vol 40 No.7

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AROUND THE COUNTRY CORPUS CHRISTI, TX. Senior Police Officer Vicente Ortiz succumbed to injuries sustained 10 days earlier when he was involved in a motorcycle crash while escorting a funeral BY Katie Nickas Corpus Christi Caller Times CORPUS CHRISTI, TX. – Corpus Christi police on Saturday, June 1, announced the death of Vicente Ortiz, a senior officer with the department. Ortiz died from injuries sustained from a vehicle accident while working as a police motorcycle escort. He worked with the department for 15 years. “It is with tremendous sorrow that we inform the community of the passing of Senior Officer Vicente Ortiz,” the police statement said. “We mourn the loss of a great husband, father, son, brother, friend and co-worker.” The officer had been in the hospital for 11 days following a crash that happened on May 21 at the intersection of Kostoryz Road and Sacky Drive, police said. The incident happened at about 1:36 p.m. that day. Ortiz was traveling south on Kostoryz Road, riding as part of a Corpus Christi Motors Unit that was conducting traffic control during a funeral procession, when the other driver, headed east on Sacky Drive, attempted to turn north on Kostoryz Road, striking the officer. Ortiz sustained life-threatening wounds and was transported to a local hospital, police said. Police Lt. Eryca Gonzalez said the driver who struck the motorcycle was cited for failing to yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle, along with interference with a funeral procession. The accident is still being investigated, and traffic investigators are working to determine OFFICER VICENTE ORTIZ, JR. whether charges will be upgraded and filed with the District Attorney’s office, she said. A GoFundMe page was created for the officer on May 24 to support his family while Ortiz was in the hospital. More than ,700 has been raised. Ortiz leaves behind his wife and two children. Experience the only First Responder owned and operated THEME Studio in the Country! 10 years strong! We are Family! We look forward to seeing you soon! 36 The Blues - July ‘24

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