Roll of Honor
Incident
Agent Mareli Morales-Santiago succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicle collision six days earlier.
She and another officer were driving a department vehicle on PR-52, near Santa Isabel Salinas, when another vehicle struck it. Their vehicle overturned, causing both officers to suffer serious injuries. They were both flown to a local hospital, where Agent Morales-Santiago succumbed to her injuries.
Agent Morales-Santiago had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 14 years and was assigned to the Division of Community Relations.
Survivors
She was survived by her husband and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent Morales-Santiago gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent Morales-Santiago.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Agent Mareli Alejandra Morales-Santiago 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. Mareli Alejandra Morales-Santiago's cause is highlighted.
How Mareli Alejandra Morales-Santiago Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Mareli Alejandra Morales-Santiago is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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