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Eliezer Colón-Claussells
Incident
Correctional Officer Eliezer Colón-Claussells and Agent Mayra Ramírez-Barreto, of the Puerto Rico Department of Justice, were killed in an automobile crash near Stillwater, Oklahoma, while en route to the Cimmarron Prison Facility, in Cushing, to extradite three prisoners from the facility.
They were traveling southbound on Highway 177, near 68th Street, when another vehicle travelling in the opposite direction crossed the center line and struck their van head-on shortly after 5:00 am.
Agent Ramírez-Barreto, who was driving, and the other driver were trapped inside the vehicles for several hours and both died at the scene. Officer Colón-Claussells and the other two corrections officers in the van were transported to Stillwater Medical Center where Officer Colón-Claussell passed away.
Officer Colón-Claussells had served with the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections for 10 years and was assigned to the Special Operations Unit.
Survivors
He is survived by his 7-year-old son.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Colón-Claussells gave the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Puerto Rico. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Colón-Claussells.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has lost 11 officers; 1 of them lost to accidents.
Eliezer is one of 85 officers lost to accidents in 127, 21.9% of the 388 remembered there.
Eliezer is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Eliezer is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2013, 2 officers in 127 were lost to accidents, the 9th heaviest of 52 years on record. The heaviest was 1975, with 4.
In 2013, 56 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 83rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 2013, 64 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 85th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Eliezer was 35. Of the 79 lost to accidents in 127 whose age is recorded, half were between 29.5 and 45; the middle age was 36. Eliezer had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 12 years.
Eliezer was 35. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Eliezer had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Eliezer was 35. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Eliezer had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
January holds 9.4% of these deaths in 127; October holds the most, 12.9%. Thursdays: 14.1%.
January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.
January holds 8.1% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Thursdays: 14.2%.
How
Accident deaths account for 9.1% of all 11 deaths at Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 21.9% of all 388 deaths in 127, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has 11 officers remembered here, Eliezer among them.
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Irving Gonzalez May 3, 1975
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Angel Morales Jan 5, 1979
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Anibal Ramos-Feliciano Jan 5, 1979
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Antonio Alvarado
Jul 14, 1989
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Jose Lopez-Reyes Jan 14, 1992
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Elias Montalvo-Rodriguez Jan 14, 1992
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William Diaz-Pagan
Nov 12, 1994
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Eliezer Colón-Claussells
Jan 10, 2013
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David Torres-Chaparro
Aug 17, 2017
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Pedro Joel Rodríguez-Mateo
Aug 1, 2019
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Alvin R. Sugrañes-Lebrón
Sep 16, 2020
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 60-E
What is kept
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