George Hughes
Sergeant

George Hughes

Accident
End of Watch February 22, 1979
Age 42
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured in a road traffic accident while travelling to report for duty. His wife, who was in the vehicle, also died.

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BO-GB-FIC-00A3803D
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Hughes served with the Fife Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hughes.

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

Agency

Department Fife Constabulary
Location SCT
Platform Identity fco.fif.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 22, 1979
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Sergeant George Hughes is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In SCT, 149 of 308 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this state's fallen. That is 17.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Fife Constabulary, 5 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Fife Constabulary
5
of 7 officers
71.4% Accident
SCT — Statewide
149
of 308 officers
48.4% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Hughes's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How George Hughes Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Hughes is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897