Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal Ralph Langworthy was killed when his motorcycle crashed with a United States Border Patrol vehicle on the ocean road along the Atlantic Coast at 11:30 p.m. Marshal Langworthy and the Border Patrol agents were searching for possible smugglers. They were driving in the darkness without headlights in an attempt to surprise the smugglers, who were expected to land via boat north of Sunny Isles. He was transported to Allison Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Marshal Langworthy was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Fulford Marshal's Office for nine months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- 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.
Marshal Langworthy served with the Fulford Marshal's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Sunny Isles Beach 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
Ralph G. Langworthy served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Marshal Ralph G. Langworthy 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ralph G. Langworthy's cause is highlighted.
How Ralph G. Langworthy Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ralph G. Langworthy is highlighted in Jun.