Officer Edgard Garcia

Edgard Garcia

Officer Edgard Garcia was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 19 in Rio Rico, Arizona.

Officer Garcia was returning from a National Treasury Employee Union meeting at 5:00 p.m. when his vehicle crossed the median and struck a tree. The impact caused the tree to fall on the roof of his vehicle. He was pronounced dead at Carondelet Holy Cross Hospital.

Officer Garcia was a United States Army veteran and had served with the United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations for 13 years, assigned to the Nogales Point of Entry. He was survived by his mother, stepfather, and two sisters.