Joseph F. Solano Sr.

St. Johns County Sheriff's Office — St. Augustine, FL

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch February 22, 1983

Age 54

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Deputy Solano was killed in a motorcycle while en route to an assignment. His department vehicle had broken down and was taken to a shop for repairs. He returned home and began to drive his motorcycle to the assignment when another vehicle pulled in front of him on SR-207.

Deputy Solano had been with the agency for 12 years and was getting ready to retire that year.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Solano gave the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Augustine community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Solano.

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

Agency

Department St. Johns County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location St. Augustine, FL

Platform Identity sjcso.stjohns.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 22, 1983

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 54

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Joseph F. Solano Sr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1952â1954) before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff Joseph F. Solano Sr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

St. Johns County Sheriff's Office

of 12 officers

25% Accident

FL — Statewide

313

of 1,008 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident