Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Marcelo Cacho-Pares was killed when the patrol car he was driving while transporting a prisoner was struck by a motorcycle without lights. The car went out of control and turned over.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Cacho-Pares served with the Puerto Rico Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Cacho-Pares.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Marcelo Cacho-Pares 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 127, 85 of 388 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.9% of this state's fallen. That is 21.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Puerto Rico Police Department, 77 of 364 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Marcelo Cacho-Pares's cause is highlighted.
How Marcelo Cacho-Pares Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Marcelo Cacho-Pares is highlighted in Jul.
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