Ricardo J. Torres
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Police Officer I

Ricardo J. Torres

Accident
End of Watch September 13, 1998
Age 31
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Badge 1988
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Ricardo Torres was killed in an automobile crash on Cedar Grove Road while en route to a call involving an armed subject at approximately 5:30 am. He was thrown from the vehicle when it left the roadway and struck a fixed object. Officer Torres had served with the DeKalb County Police Department for one year.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two sisters, and mother.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Police Officer I Torres gave the DeKalb County Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Tucker community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer I Torres.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Tucker, DeKalb County, GA
Platform Identity dcpd.dekalb.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 13, 1998
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 31
Badge Number 1988
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer I Ricardo J. Torres 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 GA, 264 of 905 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At DeKalb County Police Department, 17 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 51.5% of this agency's fallen.

DeKalb County Police Department
17
of 33 officers
51.5% Accident
GA — Statewide
264
of 905 officers
29.2% 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. Ricardo J. Torres's cause is highlighted.

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

How Ricardo J. Torres Compares

Age at Death
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ricardo J. Torres is highlighted in Sep.

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

Incident Location