Senior Officer Vicente Ortiz Jr. of the Corpus Christi Police Department tragically passed away ten days after being hit by a vehicle while working traffic control during a funeral procession. Ortiz was thrown from his police motorcycle during the incident on Kostoryz Rd. The Chicago Police Department and various news outlets expressed condolences to Ortiz's family, friends, and colleagues. Ortiz had served with the Corpus Christi Police Department for 15 years and is survived by his wife and two children.
Heartbreaking 💔 An officer in Texas died more than a week after he was struck while conducting traffic for a funeral procession. Story: https://t.co/YyCKRiolaw https://t.co/YtZBQ1LBuK
The #ChicagoPolice Department send our condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Senior Police Officer Vicente Ortiz Jr. of the @CorpusChristiPD. Officer Ortiz had served with the Corpus Christi Police Department for 15 years. He is survived by his wife and two… https://t.co/aji0EKKNGj
South Texas police officer dies after being struck by vehicle during funeral procession https://t.co/Yvm9nvoKEG
Corpus Christi Police announced the death of Senior Officer Vicente Ortiz on Saturday morning. Ortiz was hit May 21 while on his police motorcycle. https://t.co/2pvC3hvWZ7
An officer in Corpus Christi, Texas, died 10 days after he was struck while conducting traffic for a funeral procession. https://t.co/pOGCjY8oct
Senior Corpus Christi Police Officer Vicente Ortiz died ten days after being hit by a vehicle while working a funeral procession, according to the department. Full story: https://t.co/Vjyp04aaOF https://t.co/zvBG2PEx9e
Senior Officer Vicente Ortiz Jr. was hit by a vehicle and thrown from his police motorcycle while working traffic control during a funeral procession. #khou11 @kiii3news https://t.co/Vjyp04aaOF
Corpus Christi police officer dies 10 days after struck while working funeral traffic https://t.co/KUJLtnNDCD
CCPD officer dies days after being struck during funeral procession on Kostoryz Rd https://t.co/9d7kFjE0Og