Jose Teodoro Gonzalez
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Police Officer

Jose Teodoro Gonzalez

Accident
End of Watch March 28, 1989
Age 24
Tour of Duty 4 yrs 7 mo
Badge 2751
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Jose Gonzalez was killed when his police motorcycle was struck by a dump truck at the intersection of Northwest 58th Street and 87th Avenue.

Officer Gonzalez had served with the Metro-Dade Police Department for four years and was assigned to the Special Response Team.

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BO-US-FL-A971D51B
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Gonzalez gave the Metro-Dade Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Miami community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Gonzalez.

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

Agency

Location Miami, FL
Platform Identity metrpd.miamidade.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 28, 1989
Tour of Duty 4 yrs 7 mo
Age 24
Badge Number 2751
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Jose Teodoro Gonzalez 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Metro-Dade Police Department, 9 of 25 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36% of this agency's fallen.

Metro-Dade Police Department
9
of 25 officers
36% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jose Teodoro Gonzalez's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Jose Teodoro Gonzalez Compares

Age at End of Watch
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4.6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jose Teodoro Gonzalez is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location