Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Daniel Hinton suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a defensive tactics training exercise at the Fort Myers Florida Highway Patrol Station.
He was transported to the Gulf Coast Medical Center where he passed away a short time later.
Lt. Hinton had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for 32 years and was assigned to the Criminal Interdiction Unit.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
32 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Hinton gave the Florida Highway Patrol 32 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Hinton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Daniel Duane Hinton is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In FL, 62 of 1,008 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 6.2% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Florida Highway Patrol, 1 of 54 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 1.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Duane Hinton's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel Duane Hinton Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Duane Hinton is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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