Roll of Honor
Incident
Agent Melendez-Rosa, Agent Wilfredo Berenguer-Calderon, and Agent Roberto Batista-Rosario were killed in an automobile crash when their patrol car was struck by multiple vehicles and became engulfed in flames on PR-2, near the Espinosa neighborhood. The driver of the car that caused the crash was found to be not competent to stand trial. Agent Melendez-Rosa had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent Melendez-Rosa gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent Melendez-Rosa.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Agent Hector R. Melendez-Rosa 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 127, 85 of 388 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Puerto Rico Police Department, 77 of 364 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hector R. Melendez-Rosa's cause is highlighted.
How Hector R. Melendez-Rosa Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Hector R. Melendez-Rosa is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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