Reuben Francis Hyatt
Police Constable

Reuben Francis Hyatt

Hertfordshire Constabulary — Welwyn, ENG
Accident
End of Watch May 24, 1930
Age 46
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed while on night patrol when he was struck by a lorry that skidded into him.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Hyatt served with the Hertfordshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Hyatt.

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

Agency

Location Welwyn, ENG
Platform Identity hco.hrt.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 24, 1930
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Reuben Francis Hyatt is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Hertfordshire Constabulary, 14 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60.9% of this agency's fallen.

Hertfordshire Constabulary
14
of 23 officers
60.9% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Reuben Francis Hyatt's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Reuben Francis Hyatt Compares

Age at End of Watch
46
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Reuben Francis Hyatt is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897