Victor De Pedro-Fernandez
Agency patch
Police Officer

Victor De Pedro-Fernandez

San Juan Police Department — San Juan, 127
Accident
End of Watch April 6, 2002
Age 31
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
The Vigil Panel 333 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Victor De Pedro-Fernandez was killed when the driver of another vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed, lost control, and struck his patrol car. Officer De Pedro-Fernandez was killed instantly.

Officer De Pedro-Fernandez had served in law enforcement for 11 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his 7-year-old child.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
neuraspine_01krbxtpx3nbk6dn2rbd6ks829
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Victor. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer De Pedro-Fernandez gave the San Juan Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer De Pedro-Fernandez.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch April 6, 2002
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Victor 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.

  1. See the roll
  2. See the roll
Compare against
I

Time

In 2002, 73 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 38th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
II

Who

Victor was 31. 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. Victor had served 11 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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

When

April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

By month
By day of the week
IV

How

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

Every cause
Weapons recorded
V

His people

San Juan Police Department has 8 officers remembered here, Victor among them.

Police Officer Victor De Pedro-Fernandez

San Juan Police Department · End of Watch April 6, 2002

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 23-W

↑