Connecticut State Police, Connecticut
End of Watch: Wednesday, November 22, 1989
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: 787
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: November 22, 1989
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Acquitted
Trooper Jorge Agosto was struck and killed by a vehicle while working a Thanksgiving holiday traffic detail on I-95 just south of Exit 5 in Greenwich.
He had stopped to assist another trooper on a traffic stop. He was struck by a car while walking on the shoulder of the highway. The driver of the car that struck him had been suffering a diabetic seizure at the time of the crash.
Trooper Agosto was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Connecticut State Police for two years and was assigned to Troop L. He was survived by his wife.