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Police Officer

Jose Torres

Westfield Police Department — Westfield, MA

Accident Veteran

End of Watch July 26, 2012

Age 53

Tour of Duty 27 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Police Officer Jose Torres was struck and killed by a dump truck while directing traffic at a construction site near the intersection of Pontoosic and Little River Roads at approximately 7:30 am.

He was transported to Baystate Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries approximately two hours later.

Officer Torres was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Westfield Police Department for 27 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two sons.

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Last updated: 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.
Police Officer Torres gave the Westfield Police Department 27 years.
Thank you for your service to the Westfield community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Westfield Police Department

Location Westfield, MA

Platform Identity wpd.hampden.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 26, 2012

Tour of Duty 27 yrs

Age 53

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Jose Torres served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Jose Torres 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 MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Westfield Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

MA — Statewide

158

of 469 officers

33.7% 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. Jose Torres'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 Jose Torres Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service