Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Laverne Haubert was killed in an automobile crash while transporting an injured woman and her husband to a hospital during snowfall. While traveling on U.S. Highway 69, the cruiser went out of control on the slippery highway and struck another vehicle head-on at Iowa Highway 160. All three occupants of the police vehicle were killed, as well as two occupants of the other vehicle. Patrolman Haubert was a United States Navy Reserve WWII veteran. He had served with the Ankeny Police Department for one year and previously served with the Des Moines Police Department for over five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two stepsons, and a sister.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Haubert gave the Ankeny Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ankeny community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Laverne G. Haubert served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Laverne G. Haubert is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In IA, 71 of 226 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 31.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Laverne G. Haubert's cause is highlighted.
How Laverne G. Haubert Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
Military Service
Laverne G. Haubert served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
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