Leonard Louis Trudeau

Miami-Dade County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation — Miami, FL

Accident

End of Watch January 16, 1995

Age 40

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Corrections Officer Lenny Trudeau was killed when he was struck by a car as he was assisting the victim of a traffic crash on State Road 836, approximately one-half mile east of Northwest 27th Avenue. He and another officer were en route home following their shift when they encountered the crash. They were checking on the welfare of the occupants when Officer Trudeau was struck by an oncoming vehicle.

Survivors

Officer Trudeau is survived by his daughter, mother, two brothers, and sister.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer Trudeau served with the Miami-Dade County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Trudeau.

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

Agency

Department Miami-Dade County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Location Miami, FL

Platform Identity mcdcrcorr.miamidade.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 16, 1995

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Corrections Officer Leonard Louis Trudeau 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 Miami-Dade County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 1 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 12.5% of this agency's fallen.

Miami-Dade County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

of 8 officers

12.5% Accident

FL — Statewide

313

of 1,008 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident