Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Chad Parque succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when his department vehicle was struck head-on by another vehicle on Martin Luther King Boulevard, near Carey Avenue, at approximately 2:00 pm.
He had just left the North Las Vegas Justice Court when the other vehicle, which was traveling the wrong way on the roadway, struck his vehicle. A third vehicle then collided with his car. Rescue personnel extricated him from the vehicle and transported him to University Medical Center, where he passed away approximately 12 hours later.
The driver pleaded no contest to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter and had to give up her license, serve 30 days on house arrest, and pay a $1000 fine.
Detective Parque had served with the North Las Vegas Police Department for 10 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, parents, and siblings.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Parque gave the North Las Vegas Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the North Las Vegas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Parque.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Chad William Parque 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 NV, 40 of 145 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At North Las Vegas Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Chad William Parque's cause is highlighted.
How Chad William Parque Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Chad William Parque is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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