Fallen DPS officer in Ector County honored in Austin

ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) – Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez was honored at the Texas Department of Public Safety Peace Officers Memorial Service in Austin this morning.

Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez, who tragically lost his life while investigating a traffic accident along SH 302 near Notrees in Ector County.

He was hit by a vehicle last fall.

Trooper Vasquez was just 25 years old.

A bill recently pᴀssed to name a stretch of SH 302 where Trooper Vasquez sustained his injuries called “Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez Memorial Highway.”