Cataño Municipal Police Department, Puerto Rico
End of Watch: Saturday, October 16, 2004
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: 141
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: October 16, 2004
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Agent Vidal-Perez and Agent Carlos Reyes-Rivera were killed in an automobile accident while on patrol.
The two agents were on patrol in Cataño County. They were traveling south on Street #5, when a garbage truck made an illegal U-turn in front of them and struck their patrol car. Both agents were killed in the collision.
Agent Vidal-Perez had served with the Cataño Municipal Police Department for 2 years. He is survived by his two children.