Harold D. Hambrick

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol — Austin, TX

Cardiac

End of Watch July 7, 1974

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 95

Incident

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX

Patrolman Hambrick suffered a fatal heart attack after witnessing Trooper John Oldham being struck by a car. Both officers were working a traffic detail at the time.

Patrolman Hambrick had been with the Texas Department of Public Safety for seven years and was stationed at Baird.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hambrick gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hambrick.

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

Agency

Department Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol

Type Highway Patrol

Location Austin, TX

Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 7, 1974

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Patrolman Harold D. Hambrick is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In TX, 88 of 2,422 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 2 of 96 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.1% of this agency's fallen.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol

of 96 officers

2.1% Cardiac

TX — Statewide

of 2,422 officers

3.6% Cardiac

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Cardiac