Dec 2023. Blues Vol 39 No. 12

HONORING OUR
TROOPER ALBERTO FELIX
NEVADA HIGHWAY PATROL, NEVADA
END OF WATCH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2023
AGE: N/A TOUR: 4 YEARS BADGE: 502
Trooper Alberto Felix and Sergeant Michael Abbate were struck and killed by a drunk driver at 3:23 a.m. off
Interstate 15 near D Street in Las Vegas. Sergeant Abbate and Trooper Felix had stopped to check on a driver
who appeared to be sleeping in his car. Another vehicle hit them and fled the scene. One officer died at the
scene. The other officer was transported to UMC Trauma Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The
subject was apprehended six hours later and was charged with two counts of each charge: reckless driving
resulting in death, driving under the influence resulting in death, and duty to stop at the scene of an accident
involving death. Trooper Feix was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Nevada Department
of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol for four years.
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