Nick P. Pham
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Deputy Sheriff

Nick P. Pham

Accident
End of Watch November 26, 2008
Age 38
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Nick Pham was killed when his patrol car was struck by a tractor trailer in the Florida Keys.

The officer was on patrol, when his patrol car collided with a semi-tractor trailer truck at the 62 mile marker of highway U.S. One at 12:20 pm.

Deputy Pham had served with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office for four years. He had previously worked for the Florida City Police Department and the Dade Correctional Institution.

He is survived by his wife and children.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and children.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Pham gave the Monroe County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Key West community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Pham.

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

Agency

Location Key West, FL
Platform Identity mcso.monroe.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 26, 2008
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Nick P. Pham 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 Monroe County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Monroe County Sheriff's Office
5
of 6 officers
83.3% 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. Nick P. Pham'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 Nick P. Pham Compares

Age at End of Watch
38
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Nick P. Pham is highlighted in Nov.

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