Roll of Honor
Theodore Richard Zorsky
Incident
Police Officer Ted Zorsky was killed in an automobile crash while on patrol at approximately 3:00 am.
While traveling on Crandon Boulevard, his vehicle went out of control and struck a palm tree on the side of the road. Officer Zorsky suffered a brain aneurysm as a result of the crash and died as a result.
Officer Zorsky was a United States Army veteran who had served with the Key Biscayne Police Department for 25 years and had previously served with the Hialeah Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his two daughters, who also served in law enforcement.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Zorsky gave the Key Biscayne Police Department 32 years.
Thank you for your service to the Key Biscayne community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Theodore Richard Zorsky served in the U.S. Army (1968â1970) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Theodore Richard Zorsky is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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Incident Location
Military Service
Theodore Richard Zorsky served in the U.S. Army (1968–1970) before joining law enforcement.
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