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Officer Daniel Hobbs was killed when the patrol car he was riding in crashed into a patrol wagon at the entrance to the Berkley approach of the Norfolk-Berkley Bridge. The vehicles collided in the area of State Street and Berkley Avenue as they responded to an accident. He was ejected from the patrol car, which then ran over him. A U.S. Navy Shore Patrol vehicle transported him to a local hospital where he died. Officer Hobbs had served with the Norfolk Police Department for 27 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, three stepdaughters, and two siblings.
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27 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Hobbs gave the Norfolk Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Norfolk community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Hobbs.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Norfolk Police Department has lost 39 officers; 17 of them lost to accidents.
Daniel is one of 203 officers lost to accidents in VA, 31.1% of the 653 remembered there.
Daniel is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Daniel is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1952, 2 officers at Norfolk Police Department were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1952, 3 officers in VA were lost to accidents, the 12th heaviest of 99 years on record. The heaviest was 1870, with 10.
In 1952, 52 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 90th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1952, 65 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 83rd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Daniel was 52. Of the 17 lost to accidents at Norfolk Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 43; the middle age was 31. Daniel had served 27 years; the middle length of service was 10 years.
Daniel was 52. Of the 192 lost to accidents in VA whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 45; the middle age was 36. Daniel had served 27 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Daniel was 52. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Daniel had served 27 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Daniel was 52. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Daniel had served 27 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
April holds 11.8% of these deaths at Norfolk Police Department; August holds the most, 23.5%. Sundays: 11.8%.
April holds 8.4% of these deaths in VA; December holds the most, 12.8%. Sundays: 12.3%.
April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Sundays: 14%.
April holds 7% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Sundays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 43.6% of all 39 deaths at Norfolk Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.1% of all 653 deaths in VA, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Norfolk Police Department has 39 officers remembered here, Daniel among them.
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John McNerney
Sep 22, 1904
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Rufus A. Hobbs Jul 23, 1909
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Stonewall Jackson Taylor
Nov 13, 1917
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Ashville T. Williamson Oct 31, 1918
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Harvey J. Babb
Oct 21, 1919
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Harry Lankford Charlton Aug 24, 1920
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William Louis Sherrod
Sep 9, 1920
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Edward J. Vellines
Nov 5, 1924
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Joseph E. Johnson
Aug 11, 1930
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Allen E. Lindsay
Aug 21, 1934
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Benjamin Harrington Butts
Jan 1, 1935
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Jefferson Randolph Holland
Aug 17, 1937
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John Franklin Harmann
Mar 29, 1938
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Arthur Herbert Barrett
Apr 9, 1938
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Michael Aloisio
May 23, 1939
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Franklin Augustus Davis, Sr.
Jul 13, 1943
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Robert F. Dunn
Jul 13, 1943
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John Fulton Woods
Oct 4, 1946
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George Washington Perkins
Dec 12, 1946
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Daniel E. Hobbs
Apr 27, 1952
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Carlton James Byrd
Aug 25, 1952
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William Warren Lassiter
May 1, 1958
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Louis Edward Spry
Jul 26, 1958
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Robert Clifton Hill
Dec 9, 1959
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Benjamin Pope Myrick, Jr.
Feb 13, 1960
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Robert Courtland Wash
May 16, 1961
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William Peterson
Mar 17, 1962
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Robert J. Bouchard
Sep 3, 1971
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Lewis Willard Hurst, Jr.
May 24, 1972
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Stephen Samuel Douros
Jun 21, 1980
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John C. Thomas, III
Apr 4, 1984
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Douglas Eric Drye
Apr 14, 1984
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William Henry Burtt
Feb 3, 1998
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James B. Gilbert
Sep 28, 2001
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Sheila Herring
Jan 16, 2003
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Stanley Cornell Reaves
Oct 28, 2005
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Seneca Bailey Darden
May 21, 2006
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Brian Wayne Jones
May 30, 2014
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Maurice Joseph
Oct 9, 2024
Where
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National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 9-E
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