Roll of Honor
Aaron Daniel Peru
Incident
Police Officer Aaron Peru was killed in an automobile crash on U.S. 70, just west of Safford, Arizona.
He had been directed by the shift sergeant to report to the police station prior to traveling to the police academy in Tucson. A trailer being pulled by an oncoming vehicle broke free and collided with his car head-on, causing fatal injuries.
Officer Peru had served with the San Carlos Apache Tribal Police Department and had been sworn in only 30 days earlier. Previously he served as a detention officer for the Graham County Sheriff’s Department for four years.
Survivors
He is survived by his four children and parents.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Peru gave the San Carlos Apache Tribal Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Carlos community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Peru.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Aaron Daniel Peru 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At San Carlos Apache Tribal Police Department, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Aaron Daniel Peru's cause is highlighted.
How Aaron Daniel Peru Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Aaron Daniel Peru is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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4 officers from San Carlos Apache Tribal Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
