Roll of Honor
Incident
Policeman Candelario Torres-Vazquez was killed in an automobile accident while on duty.
Survivors
Policeman Torres-Vazquez was survived by his wife and three children.
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- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
29 years. You could have gone home.
Policeman Torres-Vazquez gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 29 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, Policeman Torres-Vazquez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Policeman Candelario Torres-Vazquez 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. Candelario Torres-Vazquez's cause is highlighted.
How Candelario Torres-Vazquez Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Candelario Torres-Vazquez is highlighted in Apr.
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