Michael Peter Serano
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Parole Officer

Michael Peter Serano

Florida Department of Corrections — Tallahassee, FL
Accident Veteran →
End of Watch January 6, 1984
Age 37
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Gender Male

Incident

Parole Officer Michael Serano was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Stirling Road and Flamingo Road, in Cooper City, while en route to visit the homes of offenders under his supervision. He was the passenger in a vehicle that was struck in the intersection. Officer Serano was a military veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-FL-3285CD9C
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Last updated
July 23, 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.
Parole Officer Serano served with the Florida Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Tallahassee, FL
Platform Identity fdcorr.leon.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 6, 1984
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Michael Peter Serano served in the Other (1972–1972) before joining law enforcement.

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Parole Officer Michael Peter Serano 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 Florida Department of Corrections, 9 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.

Florida Department of Corrections
9
of 33 officers
27.3% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Peter Serano's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Michael Peter Serano Compares

Age at End of Watch
37
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Peter Serano is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location