Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Jose Ortiz died after being in critical condition for three days as a result of being struck by a vehicle.
Officer Ortiz was in a foot pursuit of a suspect when he was struck by a police cruiser responding to his calls for assistance at Cambria Street near Darien Street. He was transported to a local hospital where he remained in critical condition for three days before being taken off of life support. His organs were donated to others.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Ortiz gave the Philadelphia Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Ortiz.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Jose Manuel Ortiz 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Philadelphia Police Department, 110 of 378 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jose Manuel Ortiz's cause is highlighted.
How Jose Manuel Ortiz Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jose Manuel Ortiz is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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