Sgt. Ramon Gutierrez killed: Corporal’s body. honored to be carried from medical examination to funeral home
The procession begins at the medical examiner’s office on the Old Hispanic Trail just after 7:30am
ABC13 will stream the procession live in the video player above.
After leaving the medical examiner’s office, the procession will continue on I-610 to Evergreen, then on surface roads to the Claire Brothers Funeral Home on Pine.
If the route is part of your commute, except in some cases of delays.
Gutierrez died Monday after a car hit him.
At the time, he was doing off-duty work as a motorcycle escort.
Gutierrez was taken by LifeFlight to Memorial Hermann Hospital in critical condition, where he was pronounced dead.
The driver, Lavilia Spry, 40, allegedly fled the scene after hitting Gutierrez. She was then stopped by another deputy and arrested.
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Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said she showed signs of being intoxicated.
Spry was charged with manslaughter with drunken assault, failure to contain and aid in connection with death, and evasion of arrest. During Monday’s hearing, a judge set her bond amount at $275,000 on three counts.
The defense argued for a lower bond, arguing that Spry had just given birth to a baby four weeks ago and that she was the caretaker of that child and a 15-year-old. But the judge disagreed, saying she did not appear to be overly concerned about her child’s well-being as she was arrested at nearly 1:30 a.m. while allegedly intoxicated.
It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of @HCSOTexas Sgt. Ramon Gutierrez (45 years old). A 20-year veteran, has served in our Vehicle Crimes Division for the past 13 years. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, three children, extended family, colleagues and friends. pic.twitter.com/qvF3xsgXtg
– Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) January 24, 2022
Gutierrez served in the sheriff’s office for 20 years. Among them, he has spent the past 13 years with the Vehicle Crime Division.
According to Gonzalez, Gutierrez is married to his high school sweetheart and they have three children together – including a daughter who will get married in a few months.
Friends of Gutierrez in the HCSO told Eyewitness News that because of the wedding the sergeant was taking on extra work, like an escort, which he was performing at the time of his death.
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