Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Samuel Hicks was struck and killed by a drunk driver while making a traffic stop at the intersection of NW 1st Avenue and NW 17th Street. He and another officer were standing alongside the road questioning four occupants of a vehicle that they had just stopped when he was hit by a speeding two-ton truck operated by the drunk driver. On October 2, 1936, the driver, 25, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 5 years. Officer Hicks had served with the Miami Police Department for 11 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Hicks gave the Miami Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Miami community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Hicks.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Samuel D. Hicks 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 Miami Police Department, 20 of 39 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel D. Hicks's cause is highlighted.
How Samuel D. Hicks Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel D. Hicks is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Samuel D. Hicks was killed by automobile.
Incident Location
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