Otto S. Hillock
Police Investigator

Otto S. Hillock

San Antonio Police Dept. — San Antonio, TX
Accident
End of Watch October 18, 1945
Age 42
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Investigator Hillock was killed in a motorcycle accident when he collided with a bicyclist on South Presa Street. He was thrown to the ground and sustained fatal head injuries. Investigator Hillock had been with the agency for 19 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Investigator Hillock gave the San Antonio Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Investigator Hillock.

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

Agency

Location San Antonio, TX
Platform Identity sapd.bexar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 18, 1945
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Investigator Otto S. Hillock 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At San Antonio Police Dept., 22 of 64 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.

San Antonio Police Dept.
22
of 64 officers
34.4% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% 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. Otto S. Hillock'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 Otto S. Hillock Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
19
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Otto S. Hillock is highlighted in Oct.

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