Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Becker was killed in an automobile accident while he and his partner responded to backup up officers from a neighboring agency. Their vehicle hydroplaned on a rain-slicked roadway and struck a utility pole. Both officers were ejected from the vehicle and Detective Becker was killed instantly when he struck a part of the vehicle. Detective Becker was a US Navy veteran and had been with the agency for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter and two sons.
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- April 2, 2026
- 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.
Detective Becker gave the Hialeah Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hialeah community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Hugo Max Becker, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Detective Hugo Max Becker, Jr. 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 Hialeah Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hugo Max Becker, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Hugo Max Becker, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Hugo Max Becker, Jr. is highlighted in Jun.
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