(Boone, Iowa) – An off-duty Boone Police Officer has died in a traffic accident. The Boone Police Department said on a social media post Officer Mario Gonzalez died in a crash that took place Saturday.

Gonzalez had served as a full-time officer from August 2016 to October of 2019. He has served as a part-time officer since then, and a member of the Iowa Army National Guard.

A memorial fund for the husband, and father of two small children, will be established on Monday through Vision Bank. All funds will go directly to the wife of Mario Gonzalez to use as needed.

Boone Police Officer Mario Gonzalez