Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico
End of Watch: Tuesday, October 1, 1996
Age: 22
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: October 1, 1996
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Agent Melendez-Rosa, Agent Wilfredo Berenguer-Calderon, and Agent Roberto Batista-Rosario were killed in an automobile crash when their patrol car was struck by multiple vehicles and became engulfed in flames on PR-2, near the Espinosa neighborhood.
The driver of the car that caused the crash was found to be not competent to stand trial.
Agent Melendez-Rosa had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for three years. He was survived by his wife.