Sergeant Franco Aguilar
Died on April 29, 2010
Age: 36Sevier County Sheriff’s Office
Accident
Sergeant Franco Aguilar died instantly as the result of a fall from a freeway overpass. The 36-year-old victim had responded to the scene of a one-car traffic crash atop the Fish Creek overpass on Interstate 70, approximately 12 miles east of Interstate 15. While Sgt. Franco was investigating the incident, the driver of an approaching vehicle lost control on the icy road and collided with the first. Sgt. Aguilar either fell or was knocked from the overpass. He is survived by his wife and five children.
His bronze memorial plaque is sponsored by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Fort Duchesne.
[...] Sgt. Franco Aguilar had arrived at the scene of an earlier accident on the Fish Creek Bridge where a Toyota Camry slid on the snowy highway and crashed into a concrete barrier. About 10:30 p.m., as Aguilar was gathering information from the driver, a westbound Chevrolet Suburban lost control and careened into the Toyota. [...]
He was a good man and will be missed! A true hero!
[...] KSL.com posted a story about Sergeant Franco Aguilar and how he was mourned across the State of Utah. KSL reported the story on April 30, 2010 after [...]
Aguilar remembered for life of service: http://www.richfieldreaper.com/articles/2010/05/05/news/01.txt
Franco was a great cop. He was always friendly, considerate and smiling!
hey buddy R.I.P. we well get to see each other again soon.. you sure are missed.. i well remember you.love you buddy
RIP Franco Aguilar, a great friend and brother….. Viviras siempre en nuestro corazon… you will be missed by every one that got the honor to know you.
[...] Sevier County Sheriff’s Office says around 10 p.m. Thursday, 36-year-old Sgt. Franco Aguilar was responding to a crash on Interstate 70 near the town of [...]
No doubt you are guarding heaven’s gates, forver on duty brother! Semper Fidelis Marine! May there be mercy from the pain and suffering your family is going through.
[...] first (currently only) Latino officer to die in the line of duty in Utah is Sevier County Sgt. FRANCO R. AGUILAR, who died in 2010 after being knocked from a bridge on Interstate [...]