Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Franco Aguilar was killed at approximately 10:30 pm when he fell approximately 250 feet from the Fish Creek Bridge, bridge on I-70.
He was investigating an accident on the bridge that involved a car that had crashed into a barrier after sliding on the snowy highway. As he gathered information from the driver, an approaching SUV's driver also lost control on the snow and slid into the vehicle that had previously crashed.
The driver of the vehicle that caused the second crash pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and was sentenced to one month in jail and 18 months probation.
Sergeant Aguilar had served with the agency for 10 years and was killed the day after his 36th birthday. He is survived by his wife, five children, parents, and his three brothers. He was preceded in death by his sister.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, five children, parents, and his three brothers.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Aguilar gave the Sevier County Sheriff's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Richfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Aguilar.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Franco Rafael Aguilar is one of 10,089 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,509 officers honored here.
In UT, 49 of 138 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.5% of this state's fallen. That is 4.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Franco Rafael Aguilar's cause is highlighted.
How Franco Rafael Aguilar Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Franco Rafael Aguilar is highlighted in Apr.