Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Joseph Pellicano was killed after being struck by a vehicle on Sarno Road. He was directing traffic at the site of an early morning house fire when he was struck by a pickup truck. He was transported to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Officer Pellicano had been with the Melbourne Police Department for three years and previously served as an auxiliary policeman in New York City.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, mother, two brothers, and sister.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Pellicano gave the Melbourne Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Melbourne community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Pellicano.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Joseph Steven Pellicano 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Steven Pellicano's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Steven Pellicano Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Steven Pellicano is highlighted in Oct.