Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Edwardo Gonzales was killed in a vehicle crash while en route to join the pursuit of two burglary suspects. He swerved to avoid a car and slammed into a parked cement truck near the intersection of 59th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road. Deputy Gonzales had worked as a corrections officer before becoming a deputy sheriff.
Survivors
Deputy Gonzales is survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.
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- August 2, 2026
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Gonzales gave the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Phoenix community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Gonzales.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Edwardo M. Gonzales is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 28.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, 10 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edwardo M. Gonzales's cause is highlighted.
How Edwardo M. Gonzales Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edwardo M. Gonzales is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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