Philip Jeffrey Flagg
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Officer

Philip Jeffrey Flagg

Satellite Beach Police Department — Satellite Beach, FL
Felonious
End of Watch May 31, 1992
Age 22
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 2 mo
Badge 479
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Flagg and Sergeant Ernest Hartmann were killed when they were both struck by a drunk driver while assisting another officer on the side of the road who had pulled over a car occupied by several teenagers. Earlier the 32-year-old driver was leaving a local restaurant when an off-duty officer stopped him as he tried to leave and got a sober friend to drive him home. An hour later he was back behind the wheel when the accident happened. His blood alcohol level was 0.22. He was convicted of two counts of manslaughter by driving while under the influence of alcohol and sentenced to 30 years. He was released on August 2, 2011. The Satellite Beach Police Department building was named in honor of Sergeant Hartmann and Officer Flagg on the tenth anniversary of their passing.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Officer Flagg gave the Satellite Beach Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Satellite Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Flagg.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Satellite Beach, Brevard County, FL
Platform Identity sbpd.brevard.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 31, 1992
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 2 mo
Age 22
Badge Number 479
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

Officer Philip Jeffrey Flagg is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Satellite Beach Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Satellite Beach Police Department
2
of 2 officers
100% Felonious
FL — Statewide
539
of 1,008 officers
53.5% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Philip Jeffrey Flagg's cause is highlighted.

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

How Philip Jeffrey Flagg Compares

Age at Death
22
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
1.2
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Philip Jeffrey Flagg is highlighted in May.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Philip Jeffrey Flagg was killed by automobile.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

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