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Robert Patrick Flickinger
Incident
Special Agent Pat Flickinger was killed in an automobile crash while on duty near the intersection of Highway 199 and Whiskey Creek Drive, in Marshall County, at approximately 7:55 pm.
He was traveling eastbound on Highway 199 when a slow moving truck turned onto the roadway in front of him. He attempted to avoid colliding with the rear of the truck by going to the left of center. His department vehicle collided with a pickup truck that crested a hill coming in the opposite direction.
Agent Flickinger was a U.S. Navy veteran. He had served with the Chickasaw Lighthorse Police Department for four years and had served in law enforcement for 16 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his daughter.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Special Agent Flickinger gave the Chickasaw Lighthorse Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ada community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert Patrick Flickinger served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Robert is the only officer of Chickasaw Lighthorse Police Department remembered here.
Robert is one of 135 officers lost to accidents in OK, 23.2% of the 582 remembered there.
Robert is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Robert is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2008, 4 officers in OK were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 2008, 69 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 51st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 2008, 82 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 52nd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Robert was 37. Of the 118 lost to accidents in OK whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 48.8; the middle age was 38. Robert had served 16 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Robert was 37. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Robert had served 16 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Robert was 37. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Robert had served 16 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
March holds 12.6% of these deaths in OK, more than any other month. Fridays: 12.6%.
March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 15.1%.
March holds 7.4% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Fridays: 15%.
How
Accident deaths account for 100% of all 1 deaths at Chickasaw Lighthorse Police Department.
Accident deaths account for 23.2% of all 582 deaths in OK, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
Where
Military Service
Robert Patrick Flickinger served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 5-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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