Sergeant Adam Rosenthal was killed in an automobile accident in Boca Raton. The collision happened at approximately 6:15 am on the morning of February 17, 2011.
He was going to his precint to begin his shift when the incident happened.

Video & photos from the scene showed the squad car nearly cut in half and wrapped around a tree.
Sergeant Rosenthal had served with the Delray Beach Police Department for 16 years and ran the department’s youth martial arts program.
He is survived by his four children.