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Police Officer Jermaine Brown was killed in an ATV crash while conducting an enforcement detail as the result of community complaints of illegal activity along a canal path.
He was responding to assist other officers on the detail when the ATV he was driving struck a tree south of the intersection of South Dixie Highway and SW 211th Street.
Officer Brown had served with the Miami-Dade Police Department for 15 years. He is survived by his wife and three children. His wife also serves with the department.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Brown gave the Miami-Dade Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Doral community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Brown.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Miami-Dade Police Department has lost 10 officers; 5 of them lost to accidents.
Jermaine is one of 314 officers lost to accidents in FL, 31.2% of the 1,006 remembered there.
Jermaine is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Jermaine is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2018, 1 officer at Miami-Dade Police Department was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 2018, 5 officers in FL were lost to accidents, the 14th heaviest of 95 years on record. The heaviest was 1981, with 9.
In 2018, 50 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 96th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 2018, 52 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 101st heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Jermaine was 46. Of the 5 lost to accidents at Miami-Dade Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 51; the middle age was 46. Jermaine had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
Jermaine was 46. Of the 293 lost to accidents in FL whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 35. Jermaine had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Jermaine was 46. 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. Jermaine had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Jermaine was 46. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Jermaine had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 40% of these deaths at Miami-Dade Police Department, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 20%.
December holds 7.6% of these deaths in FL; February holds the most, 10.5%. Wednesdays: 14.3%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 50% of all 10 deaths at Miami-Dade Police Department, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.2% of all 1,006 deaths in FL, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Miami-Dade Police Department has 10 officers remembered here, Jermaine among them.
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Rueben Isaac Jones
Oct 5, 1998
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Roberto Luis Calderon
Dec 7, 1999
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Randall Ross Kugler
Mar 10, 2000
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Jose Lazaro Somohano
Sep 13, 2007
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Giovanni L. Gonzalez
Jun 16, 2009
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Roger Castillo
Jan 20, 2011
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Amanda Lynn Haworth
Jan 20, 2011
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Henry Malcolm McAleenan, Jr.
Mar 6, 2016
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Jermaine Thomas Brown
Dec 12, 2018
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Cesar Echaverry
Aug 17, 2022
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 55-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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