Roll of Honor
Sherman Lamar Davis
Incident
Beverage Enforcement Agent Sherman Davis succumbed to head injuries he received in a vehicle crash on Memorial Highway and Interstate 4 in Lakeland on February 1, 1971.
Agent Davis and two other agents were inspecting liquor licenses at Polk County bars and were en route to another establishment when their vehicle struck a culvert and flipped. One agent was transported to the hospital with a back injury, and the other agent was uninjured. Agent Davis suffered a head injury. After the crash, a blood clot burst, causing blood vessels in his brain to hemorrhage and putting Agent Davis in a coma for four months. After surgery to remove pressure from his brain, he remained in a minimally conscious state until he passed away on March 11, 1987.
Agent Davis was a United States National Guard veteran and had served with the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco for over two years. He previously served with the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Agent Davis and two other agents were inspecting liquor licenses at Polk County bars and were en route to another establishment when their vehicle struck a culvert and flipped. One agent was transported to the hospital with a back injury, and the other agent was uninjured. Agent Davis suffered a head injury. After the crash, a blood clot burst, causing blood vessels in his brain to hemorrhage and putting Agent Davis in a coma for four months. After surgery to remove pressure from his brain, he remained in a minimally conscious state until he passed away on March 11, 1987.
Survivors
He was survived by two daughters, his father, two brothers, and a sister.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Beverage Enforcement Agent Davis gave the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tallahassee community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Sherman Lamar Davis served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Beverage Enforcement Agent Sherman Lamar Davis is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sherman Lamar Davis's cause is highlighted.
How Sherman Lamar Davis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sherman Lamar Davis is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
Military Service
Sherman Lamar Davis served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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