Roll of Honor
Anita Karen Pospisil
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Anita Pospisil was killed when her patrol car was broadsided by a truck that had run a red light at the intersection of Jupiter Farms Road and Indiantown Road. Deputy Pospisil had served with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office for four years.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband and son.
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- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Pospisil gave the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the West Palm Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Pospisil.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Anita Karen Pospisil is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, 9 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anita Karen Pospisil's cause is highlighted.
How Anita Karen Pospisil Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Anita Karen Pospisil is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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