End of Watch June 6, 2017
Age 25
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Joshua Montaad was killed in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 19, near Burley Brannen Road, in Taylor County.

His patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree during a period of heavy rain. The vehicle caught fire and became engulfed in flames.

Officer Montaad had served with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement for two years.

Remembered brother….

Captain John Phillips FDACS/Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement June 6th, 2024

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Montaad gave the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tallahassee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Montaad.

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

Agency

Location Tallahassee, FL
Platform Identity fdacsoalefed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 6, 2017
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Joshua Sanchez Montaad 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 Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement
3
of 5 officers
60% 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. Joshua Sanchez Montaad'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 Joshua Sanchez Montaad Compares

Age at End of Watch
25
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joshua Sanchez Montaad is highlighted in Jun.

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

Others Who Wore This Badge

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