Winnie Austin Hansen
Deputy Sheriff

Winnie Austin Hansen

Accident
End of Watch December 26, 1950
Age 56
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Hansen was struck and killed by a vehicle while checking on a disabled vehicle. He was standing at the front of the disabled vehicle when another vehicle entered the area and struck the vehicle and Deputy Hansen. The driver was apprehended and convicted of vehicular manslaughter.

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August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hansen served with the Clark County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Las Vegas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hansen.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Las Vegas, NV
Platform Identity ccso.clark.nv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 26, 1950
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Winnie Austin Hansen 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 NV, 40 of 146 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.4% of this state's fallen. That is 27.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Clark County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Clark County Sheriff's Department
1
of 4 officers
25% Accident
NV — Statewide
40
of 146 officers
27.4% 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. Winnie Austin Hansen's cause is highlighted.

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

How Winnie Austin Hansen Compares

Age at Death
56
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Winnie Austin Hansen is highlighted in Dec.

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