Police Officer Theodore Richard Zorsky

Police Officer Theodore Richard Zorsky

Key Biscayne Police Department, Florida

End of Watch Tuesday, January 8, 2002

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Theodore Richard Zorsky

Police Officer Ted Zorsky was killed in an automobile crash while on patrol at approximately 3:00 am.

His vehicle went out of control and struck a palm tree on the side of the road. Officer Zorsky suffered a brain aneurysm as a result of the crash and died as a result.

Officer Zorsky was a United States Army veteran who had served with the Key Biscayne Police Department for 25 years and had previously served with the Hialeah Police Department for seven years. He is survived by his two daughters, who also served in law enforcement.

Bio

  • Age 55
  • Tour 32 years
  • Badge 13
  • Military Veteran

Incident Details

  • Cause Automobile crash

single vehicle crash

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I loved Teddy very much. He is one of the reasons that I became a cop when others didn’t want me to. I would visit him frequently ay Key Biscayne on mids and he was my Sgt at Hialeah when I was a Reserve.

Jorge Fernandez de Lara, Retired
Sweetwater Police Dept

February 26, 2024

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