Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Earl Hicks was killed while when his motorcycle was struck head on by a Greyhound bus on I-40 near Rockwood. Sergeant Hicks was returning to Kingsport from Nashville with a new department motorcycle when the incident occurred. His new motorcycle was a replacement from a motorcycle that was damaged a month earlier from a on duty accident.
Survivors
Sergeant Hicks served with the Tennessee Highway Patrol for three years and is survived by his Parents.
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- August 2, 2026
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Hicks gave the Tennessee Highway Patrol 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Tennessee. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hicks.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Landon Earl Hicks is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Tennessee Highway Patrol, 30 of 41 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 73.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Landon Earl Hicks's cause is highlighted.
How Landon Earl Hicks Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Landon Earl Hicks is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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