José Ferrer-Pabón
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José Ferrer-Pabón

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Accident
End of Watch December 24, 2021
Age 44
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Gender Male

Incident

Agent José Ferrer-Pabón was killed in a vehicle crash on PR-110 near Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, at about 12:30 am.

He was returning to the station at the end of his shift when an oncoming vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed lost control and struck his patrol car head-on. Agent Ferrer-Pabón and both occupants of the other vehicle were killed in the collision.

Agent Ferrer-Pabón was assigned to the Stolen Vehicles Division.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent Ferrer-Pabón served with the Puerto Rico Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent Ferrer-Pabón.

— 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 December 24, 2021
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2021, 54 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 86th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

José was 44. 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.

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When

December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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How

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

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His people

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

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Where

Agent José Ferrer-Pabón

Puerto Rico Police Department · End of Watch December 24, 2021

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 41-E

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