Patrick Joseph Healey

Lee County Sheriff's Office — Fort Myers, FL

Cardiac

End of Watch May 13, 2004

Age 55

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 9

Incident

Corporal Healey suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a hit-and-run driver on the Mantanzas Pass Bridge.

Corporal Healey was off duty when he noticed an extremely erratic and dangerous driver on San Carlos Boulevard. He called the sheriff's department to report the driver and began to follow him. A few moments later, the other vehicle struck Corporal Healey's car and then fled.

Corporal Healey continued to the follow the car until the other driver crashed on the Mantanzas Pass Bridge. Corporal Healey tried to stop the man as the man attempted to flee from the accident scene. A struggle ensued and Corporal Healey collapsed. The suspect then ran towards the beach but was arrested by a responding deputy. He was charged with several violations in connection with the crashes. Corporal Healey was taken to a local hospital where he remained in serious condition until passing away one week later.

Corporal Healey had served with the Lee County Sheriff's Office for 14 years, and was assigned to the Traffic Unit.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Healey gave the Lee County Sheriff's Office 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Myers community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Healey.

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

Agency

Department Lee County Sheriff's Office

Location Fort Myers, FL

Platform Identity lcso.lee.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 13, 2004

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Age 55

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Cause Detail Heart attack

Corporal Patrick Joseph Healey is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In FL, 62 of 1,008 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 6.2% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Lee County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 10 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 10% of this agency's fallen.

Lee County Sheriff's Office

of 10 officers

10% Cardiac

FL — Statewide

of 1,008 officers

6.2% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac