Sam Robert Hickey
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Police Officer

Sam Robert Hickey

Loudon Police Department — Loudon, TN
Accident
End of Watch April 25, 1954
Age 61
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Bob Hickey succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile crash sustained two days earlier while on duty. His patrol car was struck by another vehicle at the intersection of Grove Street and Highway 11. The traffic signal at the intersection had been turned off for the night when the crash occurred.

Survivors

Officer Hickey was survived by his wife, two sons, daughter, six grandchildren, mother, and seven siblings.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-TN-C1073A91
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Loudon, Loudon County, TN
Platform Identity loudpd.loudon.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 25, 1954
Age 61
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Sam Robert Hickey 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Loudon Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
TN — Statewide
191
of 769 officers
24.8% 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. Sam Robert Hickey's cause is highlighted.

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

How Sam Robert Hickey Compares

Age at Death
61
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sam Robert Hickey is highlighted in Apr.

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

Incident Location

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