Incident
Officer Baldino Morales-Sánchez was killed in a motorcycle crash on PR-406 in Añasco, Puerto Rico, shortly before 2:00 am.
He was completing his shift at a municipal festival when he was involved in a single-vehicle crash.
Officer Morales-Sánchez had served with the Mayagüez Municipal Police Department for 20 years and had previously served with the Añasco Municipal Police Department.
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- July 23, 2026
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28 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Morales-Sánchez gave the Mayagüez Municipal Police Department 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Mayagüez community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Morales-Sánchez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Officer Baldino Morales-Sánchez 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 097, 1 of 1 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Baldino Morales-Sánchez's cause is highlighted.
How Baldino Morales-Sánchez Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Baldino Morales-Sánchez is highlighted in Jan.