Nikolai Emilio Vidal-Perez
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Agent

Nikolai Emilio Vidal-Perez

Accident
End of Watch October 16, 2004
Age 26
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
The Vigil Panel 152 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Agent Vidal-Perez and Agent Carlos Reyes-Rivera were killed in an automobile accident while on patrol.

The two agents were on patrol in Cataño County. They were traveling south on Street #5, when a garbage truck made an illegal U-turn in front of them and struck their patrol car. Both agents were killed in the collision.

Agent Vidal-Perez had served with the Cataño Municipal Police Department for 2 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his two children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-PR-68CF09B3
Stewardship
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent Vidal-Perez gave the Cataño Municipal Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cataño community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent Vidal-Perez.

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

Agency

Location Cataño, 033
Platform Identity catapd.catano.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 16, 2004
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Agent Nikolai Emilio Vidal-Perez 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 033, 2 of 2 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this state's fallen. That is 69 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Cataño Municipal Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Cataño Municipal Police Department
2
of 2 officers
100% Accident
033 — Statewide
2
of 2 officers
100% 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. Nikolai Emilio Vidal-Perez'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 Nikolai Emilio Vidal-Perez Compares

Age at End of Watch
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Nikolai Emilio Vidal-Perez is highlighted in Oct.

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

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