St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, Florida
End of Watch Tuesday, February 22, 1983
Add to My HeroesJoseph F. Solano, Sr.
Deputy Solano was killed in a motorcycle while en route to an assignment. His department vehicle had broken down and was taken to a shop for repairs. He returned home and began to drive his motorcycle to the assignment when another vehicle pulled in front of him on SR-207.
Deputy Solano had been with the agency for 12 years and was getting ready to retire that year.
Bio
- Age 54
- Tour 12 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Motorcycle crash
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