He was also a U.S. Army veteran, local news outlets report. The department announced the trooper's death Sunday. Ramirez Vasquez responded to a traffic crash along Texas 302 in Ector County on the morning of Sept.

A Highway Patrol trooper died more than a week after he was struck by a vehicle while investigating a crash in West Texas.

Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez has died after being hit by a vehicle while investigating a traffic accident in Ector County on Sept. 17.

A Texas DPS trooper is making a promising recovery in the hospital after he was hit by a suspected drunk driver in northwest Harris County .

Trooper Kevin Alexis Ramirez Vasquez, 25, died from injuries after being struck by a vehicle while investigating a crash in Ector County.

ODESSA, Texas - A DPS Trooper has died after being struck by a car on the job in Odessa. The incident occurred around 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept 17, along SH 302. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Trooper Kevin Vasquez, 25, was investigating a traffic crash with he was struck by a vehicle.

Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Alexis Ramirez Vasquez died Saturday after he was struck by a vehicle while investigating a car crash, the TXDPS says.

Trooper Ramirez Vasquez was a true servant leader and a man of valor, honor and purpose,” the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

Twenty-five-year-old Trooper Kevin Alexia Ramirez Vasquez was hit by a vehicle while investigating a crash in Texas.