Philip Anthony Rodriguez
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Deputy Sheriff

Philip Anthony Rodriguez

Accident
End of Watch April 21, 2007
Age 21
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 9 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Philip Rodriguez was killed in a single-vehicle crash.

Deputy Rodriguez was returning from a call in the Kingman area, traveling east on I-40 at approximately 11:10 pm, when his patrol car rolled over, and he was ejected from the vehicle. Deputy Rodriquez died on the scene from his injuries.

Deputy Rodriguez had served for only 4 months as a deputy and had previously served as a detention officer with the agency for 17 months.

Survivors

He is survived by his fiancee, parents, two sisters, a niece, and two nephews.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Rodriguez gave the Mohave County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Kingman community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Rodriguez.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Kingman, Mohave County, AZ
Platform Identity mcso.mohave.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 21, 2007
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 9 mo
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Philip Anthony Rodriguez 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 28.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Mohave County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Mohave County Sheriff's Office
4
of 8 officers
50% Accident
AZ — Statewide
95
of 330 officers
28.8% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Philip Anthony Rodriguez's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Philip Anthony Rodriguez Compares

Age at Death
21
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1.7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Philip Anthony Rodriguez is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897