Charles Martin Hilbert, Jr.

Baltimore Police Dept. — Baltimore, MD

Accident Veteran

End of Watch August 4, 1950

Age 26

Tour of Duty 3 mo

Badge 1237

The Vigil Panel 86 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 150

Incident

Police Officer Charles Hilbert succumbed to injuries he received when he was struck by a car at the intersection of Potee Street and Patapsco Avenue. The 56-year-old driver lost control of his car, jumped the curb, and pinned Officer Hilbert against a traffic light pole. He was charged with reckless driving. Officer Hilbert was transported to South Baltimore General Hospital, where he passed away five days later. Officer Hilbert was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and had served with the Baltimore Police Department for three months. He was survived by his wife. He was buried at Saint Mary's Cemetery in Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

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.
Police Officer Hilbert served with the Baltimore City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Baltimore Police Dept.

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 4, 1950

Tour of Duty 3 mo

Age 26

Badge Number 1237

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Charles Martin Hilbert, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Charles Martin Hilbert, Jr. 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Baltimore Police Dept., 52 of 151 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Dept.

of 151 officers

34.4% Accident

MD — Statewide

140

of 377 officers

37.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident