Officer Down

Corrections Officer V Eligio Garcia
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas
End of Watch: Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Age: 45
Tour: 22 years, 11 months
Incident Date: 1/14/2015

Corrections Officer V Christopher Davis
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
End of Watch: Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Age: 53
Tour: 17 years, 1 month

Corrections Officer Eligio Garcia and Corrections Officer Christopher Davis were killed in a prison bus crash on I-20 near Penwell, Texas, at approximately 7:30 am.

The bus was transporting 10 inmates from a transfer facility in Abilene to the Rogelio Sanchez State Jail in El Paso. The vehicle struck a patch of ice on an overpass, causing it to slide off the highway and down an embankment. The bus then struck a passing train and was dragged along the tracks, breaking apart.

Officer Garcia and Officer Davis, along with eight inmates, suffered fatal injuries at the scene. One other officer and four other inmates were transported to hospitals in critical condition.

Officer Garcia had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for just under 23 years.

Officer Davis had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for 17 years.

Rest in Peace Gentlemen…We Got The Watch

Nemo me impune lacessit

Day is done, Gone the sun, From the lake, From the hills, From the sky. All is well, Safely rest, God is nigh.