Raul "Rudy" Dimas
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Deputy

Raul "Rudy" Dimas

Accident
End of Watch May 24, 1999
Age 50
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Rudy Dimas was killed when his cruiser struck the rear of a tractor-trailer.

His cruiser crossed the centerline of the roadway just before the collision.

Deputy Dimas had served with the Collier County Sheriff's Office for 16 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and four children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-FL-C1203E43
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Dimas gave the Collier County Sheriff's Office 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Naples community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Dimas.

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

Agency

Location Naples, FL
Platform Identity ccso.collier.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 24, 1999
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Raul "Rudy" Dimas 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 Collier County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.4% of this agency's fallen.

Collier County Sheriff's Office
4
of 11 officers
36.4% 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. Raul "Rudy" Dimas'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 Raul "Rudy" Dimas Compares

Age at End of Watch
50
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
16
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Raul "Rudy" Dimas is highlighted in May.

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