Agent

Guillermo Garcia-Marti

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Accident
End of Watch December 11, 2002
Age 33
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Agent Guillermo Garcia-Marti succumbed to injuries sustained four days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle while writing a traffic citation at the intersection of PR-167 and PR-22.

The other vehicle went out of control, struck the vehicle the officer had pulled over, and then struck him. Agent Garcia-Martir was thrown 25-feet and suffered severe injuries. He was transported to Rio Piedras Medical Center where he died two days later.

Garcia-Martir had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 5 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and child.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent Garcia-Marti gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent Garcia-Marti.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location San Juan, 127
Platform Identity prpd.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 11, 2002
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Struck by vehicle

The Sacrifice · Accident

Guillermo is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2002, 73 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 38th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Guillermo was 33. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Guillermo had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Puerto Rico Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Guillermo among them.

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Where

Agent Guillermo Garcia-Marti

Puerto Rico Police Department · End of Watch December 11, 2002

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