Roll of Honor
Incident
Agent Mariano Rodríguez-Maldonado was killed in an automobile accident as he and his partner responded to a call in Luquillo at approximately 3:30 am.
He and his partner were responding to a call involving a mental patient causing a disturbance at a gas station. They were traveling along PR-3 when their patrol car left the roadway at the intersection of Fortuna and struck the highway divider, which impaled the vehicle's passenger side. Agent Rodríguez-Maldonado, who was riding as the passenger, suffered fatal injuries. His partner suffered severe leg injuries.
Agent Rodríguez-Maldonado had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent Rodríguez-Maldonado gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent Rodríguez-Maldonado.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Agent Mariano Rodríguez-Maldonado, Jr. 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 127, 85 of 388 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
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. Mariano Rodríguez-Maldonado, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Mariano Rodríguez-Maldonado, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Mariano Rodríguez-Maldonado, Jr. is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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