KENDALL COUNTY, Texas -- A Kendall County Sheriff's deputy was struck and killed by a vehicle along Interstate 10 Tuesday morning, the sheriff's office confirmed. 

According to Kendall County EMS, two deputies were hit by a passing vehicle while they were conducting a traffic stop on I-10, about five miles north of Boerne.

Deputy Carlos Ramirez was killed. The other deputy was severely injured but has since been released from the hospital.

"Let this serve as a reminder of the sacrifice that law enforcement all over the country make every day, every time they put on their uniform as they go out to try to make their community a safer place to live,” said Kenndall County sheriff Al Auxier.

Ramirez had been with the department since 2016 and leaves behind a wife and two children.