Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Hector Ayala was killed in an automobile crash while responding to backup another officer at the scene of a fight in Wheaton.
He was driving on Randolph Road, near Denley Road in Wheaton, when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, causing fatal injuries.
Sergeant Ayala had served with the Montgomery County Police Department for seven years and was assigned to the Fourth District.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, and triplet daughters born after Officer Ayala's death.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Ayala gave the Montgomery County Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gaithersburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Ayala.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Hector Ismael Ayala is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Montgomery County Police Department, 9 of 21 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hector Ismael Ayala's cause is highlighted.
How Hector Ismael Ayala Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Hector Ismael Ayala is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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