Carl Emanuel Vocale
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Deputy Sheriff

Carl Emanuel Vocale

Accident
End of Watch July 15, 1989
Age 44
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
The Vigil Panel 134 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Vocale was killed when his vehicle was struck by a train while responding to a burglary call. Deputy Vocale had been with the agency for 2 years and in law enforcement for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-NM-B86775A7
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Vocale gave the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Las Cruces community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Vocale.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Las Cruces, NM
Platform Identity dacso.doaana.nm.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 15, 1989
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Carl Emanuel Vocale is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,585 officers honored here.

In NM, 59 of 193 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.6% of this state's fallen.

At Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office
4
of 10 officers
40% Accident
NM — Statewide
59
of 193 officers
30.6% Accident
Nationwide
10,094
of 32,585 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carl Emanuel Vocale's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,558 (53.9%)
Accident
10,094 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Carl Emanuel Vocale Compares

Age at End of Watch
44
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
10
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Carl Emanuel Vocale is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897