Patrick Bruce Hunt
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Officer

Patrick Bruce Hunt

Beaumont Police Department — Beaumont, TX
Accident
End of Watch September 8, 1977
Age 32
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Patrick Hunt was killed when his motorcycle was struck head-on by an automobile while escorting a funeral procession. He had left the procession to reprimand a driver and when he was returning to his place in the escort his motorcycle was struck. Officer Hunt had served with the Beaumont Police Department two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and parents.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-TX-7DD56A1C
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Hunt gave the Beaumont Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Beaumont community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Hunt.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Beaumont, Jefferson County, TX
Platform Identity bpd.jefferson.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 8, 1977
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Patrick Bruce Hunt is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In TX, 657 of 2,422 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Beaumont Police Department, 11 of 21 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 52.4% of this agency's fallen.

Beaumont Police Department
11
of 21 officers
52.4% Accident
TX — Statewide
657
of 2,422 officers
27.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Patrick Bruce Hunt's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Patrick Bruce Hunt Compares

Age at Death
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick Bruce Hunt is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897