Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Bob Hickey succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile crash sustained two days earlier while on duty. His patrol car was struck by another vehicle at the intersection of Grove Street and Highway 11. The traffic signal at the intersection had been turned off for the night when the crash occurred.
Survivors
Officer Hickey was survived by his wife, two sons, daughter, six grandchildren, mother, and seven siblings.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hickey served with the Loudon Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Loudon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hickey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Sam Robert Hickey 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sam Robert Hickey's cause is highlighted.
How Sam Robert Hickey Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sam Robert Hickey is highlighted in Apr.