Edwardo M. Gonzales
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Deputy

Edwardo M. Gonzales

Accident
End of Watch August 28, 1995
Age 32
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Edwardo Gonzales was killed in a vehicle crash while en route to join the pursuit of two burglary suspects. He swerved to avoid a car and slammed into a parked cement truck near the intersection of 59th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road. Deputy Gonzales had worked as a corrections officer before becoming a deputy sheriff.

Survivors

Deputy Gonzales is survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Gonzales gave the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Phoenix community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Gonzales.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ
Platform Identity mcso.maricopa.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 28, 1995
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Accident

Edwardo 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 1995, 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
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Who

Edwardo was 32. 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. Edwardo had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.4%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 6.9% of these deaths.

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His people

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has 28 officers remembered here, Edwardo among them.

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Where

Deputy Edwardo M. Gonzales

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch August 28, 1995

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 40-W

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