José Ferrer-Pabón
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Agent

José Ferrer-Pabón

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Accident
End of Watch December 24, 2021
Age 44
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Gender Male

Incident

Agent José Ferrer-Pabón was killed in a vehicle crash on PR-110 near Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, at about 12:30 am.

He was returning to the station at the end of his shift when an oncoming vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed lost control and struck his patrol car head-on. Agent Ferrer-Pabón and both occupants of the other vehicle were killed in the collision.

Agent Ferrer-Pabón was assigned to the Stolen Vehicles Division.

RIP sir. May your soul rest in heaven.

Retired First Sergeant Thomas Webb New York State Police - Troop "D" March 30th, 2024

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent Ferrer-Pabón served with the Puerto Rico Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent Ferrer-Pabón.

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

Agency

Location San Juan, 127
Platform Identity prpd.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 24, 2021
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Agent José Ferrer-Pabón 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.

Puerto Rico Police Department
77
of 364 officers
21.2% Accident
127 — Statewide
85
of 388 officers
21.9% 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. José Ferrer-Pabón'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 José Ferrer-Pabón Compares

Age at End of Watch
44
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. José Ferrer-Pabón is highlighted in Dec.

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

Incident Location