Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Isabel Santiago-Nazario was killed when her patrol car was struck by a stolen SUV.
Officer Santiago-Nazario was on patrol when she and her partner learned of a vehicle pursuit in progress. Officers were pursing a Cadillac Escalade being operated by an unlicensed 16-year-old. As Officer Santiago-Nazario and her partner headed south on 39th Street, the Escalade, traveling east on Wallace Street, broadsided their cruiser near the passenger door. Officer Santiago-Nazario was killed instantly. Her partner was critically injured in the collision.
The driver of the Escalade was captured after a foot chase by other responding officers. On June 7, 2010, he pleaded guilty to third degree murder and was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison.
Police Officer Santiago-Nazario had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 18 years and was assigned to the Narcotics Strike Force and detailed to the 16th Police District in West Philadelphia.
Survivors
She is survived by her daughter, fiancee, mother, and a sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Santiago-Nazario gave the Philadelphia Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Santiago-Nazario.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Isabel Santiago-Nazario is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Philadelphia Police Department, 162 of 378 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Isabel Santiago-Nazario's cause is highlighted.
How Isabel Santiago-Nazario Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 10 to 20 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Isabel Santiago-Nazario is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Isabel Santiago-Nazario was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.
Incident Location
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