Mark Damon Hiatt
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Police Officer

Mark Damon Hiatt

Bryan Police Department — Bryan, TX
Accident
End of Watch December 2, 2000
Age 37
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Mark Hiatt was killed after his police motorcycle collided with a truck while he was en route from the station to lead a funeral procession.

The driver of the truck was making a left-hand turn when the two vehicles collided at the intersection of 29th and Hutchings streets. Officer Hiatt was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Officer Hiatt had served with the Bryan Police Department for six years and had been in law enforcement for 14 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two young children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hiatt gave the Bryan Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bryan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hiatt.

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

Agency

Location Bryan, TX
Platform Identity bpd.brazos.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 2, 2000
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Mark Damon Hiatt 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Bryan Police Department, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.

Bryan Police Department
1
of 6 officers
16.7% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% 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. Mark Damon Hiatt'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 Mark Damon Hiatt Compares

Age at End of Watch
37
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
14
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Mark Damon Hiatt is highlighted in Dec.

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

Incident Location