Roll of Honor
Daniel J. Hancock
Incident
Agent Daniel Hancock was killed in an automobile accident while he and another agent pursued a vehicle suspected of transporting illegal whiskey in Dougherty County, near Moultrie, Georgia.
The other agent, who was driving at the time, lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree. The suspects that were being pursued were arrested later on by federal agents.
Agent Hancock had served with the Georgia Department of Revenue for 12 years.
Mr. Hancock will be remembered. I may be the youngest person here who remembers him -- he worked closely with my father, and his wife was a close friend of my mother, and baby-sat me when I was about 3 years old, around 1960. When Mr. Hancock died, I was about 5 years old and realized for the first time that law enforcement officers put their lives on the line daily.
Michael Covington son of Charles G. Covington, Treasury agent March 4th, 2018
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Revenue Agent Hancock gave the Georgia Department of Revenue 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rome community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Revenue Agent Hancock.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Revenue Agent Daniel J. Hancock 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 GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Georgia Department of Revenue - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel J. Hancock's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel J. Hancock Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel J. Hancock is highlighted in May.
Others Who Wore This Badge
2 officers from Georgia Department of Revenue - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit are honored on badge.nw.
