Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Carlos Santiago was killed after falling 50 feet from an opening on the Flagler Street Bridge. He was walking up the bridge to ask the bridge tender if he owned a nearby car that had just been broken into. He and his partner had just arrested the man breaking into it and a witness stated that the car may have belonged to the bridge tender. The drawbridge was in the up position and dimly lit when he fell through a gap at the base of the opening, falling onto a grassy area along North River Drive. Officer Santiago had served with the Miami Police Department for 13 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Santiago gave the Miami Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Miami community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Santiago.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Carlos A. Santiago 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 Miami Police Department, 17 of 39 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carlos A. Santiago's cause is highlighted.
How Carlos A. Santiago Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Carlos A. Santiago is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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