Waldemar Rivera-Santiago
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Lieutenant

Waldemar Rivera-Santiago

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Accident
End of Watch September 5, 2016
Age 50
Tour of Duty 30 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant Waldemar Rivera-Santiago was killed in a motorcycle crash on PR-2, near mile marker 159 in Mayaguez, while en route to the police headquarters.

He was killed instantly when his police motorcycle collided with a truck.

Lieutenant Rivera-Santiago had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 30 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and six children.

In Our Keeping

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30 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Rivera-Santiago gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 30 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, Lieutenant Rivera-Santiago.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch September 5, 2016
Tour of Duty 30 yrs
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Waldemar is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2016, 52 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 90th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Waldemar was 50. 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. Waldemar had served 30 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Mondays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Puerto Rico Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Waldemar among them.

Across the years
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Where

Lieutenant Waldemar Rivera-Santiago

Puerto Rico Police Department · End of Watch September 5, 2016

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 19-W

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