Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Jerome Christman was killed in an automobile crash while responding to a silent alarm at a bank. As he approached the intersection of SW 112th Street and SW 87th Avenue he observed another car that he thought he was going to enter the intersection. He attempted to take evasive action and lost control of his patrol car. The patrol car struck a pole and he was thrown from the vehicle. The pole, which was cracked, then fell onto Officer Christman's body, killing him. Officer Christman had served with the Metro-Dade Police Department for one year.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Christman gave the Metro-Dade Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Miami community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Christman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Jerome R. Christman 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Metro-Dade Police Department, 9 of 25 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jerome R. Christman's cause is highlighted.
How Jerome R. Christman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jerome R. Christman is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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