Kimberly Ann Hurd
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Trooper

Kimberly Ann Hurd

Florida Highway Patrol — Tallahassee, FL
Felonious
End of Watch July 16, 1992
Age 26
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Badge 1158
Gender Female

Incident

Trooper Kimberly Hurd was struck and killed by a drunk driver while talking with the driver of another car she had stopped on I-95 near Sample Road in Broward County. The drunk driver who struck Trooper Hurd, a retired police officer, fled the scene, but a woman and her daughter who were behind him got his license number. He was later apprehended at his home. The 51-year-old driver was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 5 years. Trooper Hurd had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for six years. She was known as the "Queen of DUI arrests." In the previous three years, she had made 409 DUI arrests, more than any other Broward County officer.

Survivors

She was survived by her husband, parents, and two sisters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Hurd gave the Florida Highway Patrol 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Hurd.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Tallahassee, Leon County, FL
Platform Identity fhp.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 16, 1992
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 26
Badge Number 1158
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Kimberly is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1992, 93 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 59th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Kimberly was 26. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Kimberly had served 6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
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Her people

Florida Highway Patrol has 54 officers remembered here, Kimberly among them.

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Where

Trooper Kimberly Ann Hurd

Florida Highway Patrol · End of Watch July 16, 1992

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 15-W

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