Nathan Hattaway
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Police Officer

Nathan Hattaway

Ocala Police Department — Ocala, FL
Accident
End of Watch April 20, 1930
Age 25
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Hattaway succumbed to injuries sustained in an on duty motorcycle accident three months earlier.

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BO-US-FL-1BE2A234
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hattaway served with the Ocala Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Ocala community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hattaway.

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

Agency

Location Ocala, FL
Platform Identity opd.marion.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 20, 1930
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Nathan Hattaway 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Ocala Police Department, 3 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Ocala Police Department
3
of 7 officers
42.9% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% 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. Nathan Hattaway'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 Nathan Hattaway Compares

Age at End of Watch
25
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Nathan Hattaway is highlighted in Apr.

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