Kevin Alexis Ramirez Vasquez, a Texas DPS trooper and U.S. Army veteran, has died after being hit by a vehicle while on duty Sept. 16. He was 25.

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

A Texas state trooper was airlifted to a Lubbock hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a car on duty on Sept. 17 in Ector County, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal previously reported. At the time, the trooper's name was not released; however, the Texas DPS Officers Association has identified the trooper as Kevin Ramirez Vasquez.

Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez was working a crash scene in Notrees when he was struck by a vehicle while he was talking to another deputy outside his

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

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,

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.