Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Flagg and Sergeant Ernest Hartmann were killed when they were both struck by a drunk driver while assisting another officer on the side of the road who had pulled over a car occupied by several teenagers. Earlier the 32-year-old driver was leaving a local restaurant when an off-duty officer stopped him as he tried to leave and got a sober friend to drive him home. An hour later he was back behind the wheel when the accident happened. His blood alcohol level was 0.22. He was convicted of two counts of manslaughter by driving while under the influence of alcohol and sentenced to 30 years. He was released on August 2, 2011. The Satellite Beach Police Department building was named in honor of Sergeant Hartmann and Officer Flagg on the tenth anniversary of their passing.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Officer Flagg gave the Satellite Beach Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Satellite Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Flagg.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Philip Jeffrey Flagg is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Satellite Beach Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Philip Jeffrey Flagg's cause is highlighted.
How Philip Jeffrey Flagg Compares
Offender Outcome
Released in 2011
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Philip Jeffrey Flagg is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Philip Jeffrey Flagg was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.
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