Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Hector Nozario-Torres and Agent William Perez-Madera were killed in an accident while in pursuit of a murder suspect. Agent Perez-Madera lost control of the patrol vehicle, striking a light post, killing Agent Perez-Madera upon impact. Lieutenant Nozario-Torres succumbed to his injuries hours later after being transported a local hospital. The suspect was apprehended minutes after the crash and was sentenced to 50 years in prison.
Survivors
Lieutenant Nozario-Torres had served with the agency for 22 and is survived by his wife and three daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
22 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Nozario-Torres gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Nozario-Torres.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Hector M. Nozario-Torres 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 M. Nozario-Torres's cause is highlighted.
How Hector M. Nozario-Torres Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Hector M. Nozario-Torres is highlighted in Nov.
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