Victor De Pedro-Fernandez
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Police Officer

Victor De Pedro-Fernandez

San Juan Police Department — San Juan, 127
Accident
End of Watch April 6, 2002
Age 31
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Victor De Pedro-Fernandez was killed when the driver of another vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed, lost control, and struck his patrol car. Officer De Pedro-Fernandez was killed instantly.

Officer De Pedro-Fernandez had served in law enforcement for 11 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his 7-year-old child.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer De Pedro-Fernandez gave the San Juan Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer De Pedro-Fernandez.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location San Juan, 127
Platform Identity sjpd.sanjuan.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 6, 2002
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Victor De Pedro-Fernandez is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,585 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 San Juan Police Department, 6 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

San Juan Police Department
6
of 8 officers
75% Accident
127 — Statewide
85
of 388 officers
21.9% Accident
Nationwide
10,094
of 32,585 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Victor De Pedro-Fernandez's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,558 (53.9%)
Accident
10,094 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Victor De Pedro-Fernandez Compares

Age at End of Watch
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
11
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Victor De Pedro-Fernandez is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897