Incident
Police Officer Stephanie Brown was killed when her patrol car was struck by a drunk driver while she responded to another call.
As she responded to the call, a man driving the wrong way on I-35, near McCullough Avenue, struck her patrol car head-on. She was transported to University Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries. The driver of the other vehicle died at the scene.
Officer Brown had served with the San Antonio Police Department for three years.
Survivors
She is survived by her one-year-old daughter, and her father is also a San Antonio police officer.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Brown gave the San Antonio Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Brown.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
San Antonio Police Department has lost 64 officers; 40 of them killed feloniously.
Stephanie is one of 1,461 officers killed feloniously in TX, 60.3% of the 2,422 remembered there.
Stephanie is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Stephanie is one of 17,631 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 52% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2011, 1 officer at San Antonio Police Department was killed feloniously, the 4th heaviest of 36 years on record. The heaviest was 2001, with 3.
In 2011, 7 officers in TX were killed feloniously, the 89th heaviest of 180 years on record. The heaviest was 1928, with 19.
In 2011, 88 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 71st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 2011, 92 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 69th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Stephanie was 27. Of the 39 killed feloniously at San Antonio Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 40; the middle age was 34. Stephanie had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Stephanie was 27. Of the 1,330 killed feloniously in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 37. Stephanie had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 4 years.
Stephanie was 27. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Stephanie had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Stephanie was 27. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Stephanie had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
March holds 12.5% of these deaths at San Antonio Police Department; December holds the most, 15%. Tuesdays: 12.5%.
March holds 7.9% of these deaths in TX; December holds the most, 10.4%. Tuesdays: 11.2%.
March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.
March holds 7.8% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 62.5% of all 64 deaths at San Antonio Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile; alcohol involved, in 7.5% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 60.3% of all 2,422 deaths in TX, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile; alcohol involved, in 1.9% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile; alcohol involved, in 1% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 52% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile; alcohol involved, in 0.9% of these deaths.
Her people
San Antonio Police Department has 64 officers remembered here, Stephanie among them.
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Frederick W. Fieldstrup May 29, 1857
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Van Ness Wells Sep 26, 1867
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Solomon White Sep 24, 1873
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William M. Lacey
Nov 29, 1900
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Miguel Cantu Nov 30, 1907
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Alfred Victor Bonnet Feb 26, 1913
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Charles D. Artzt Mar 30, 1913
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Robert Lee Harris Aug 13, 1916
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Frank East Jun 10, 1917
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Joseph J. Pedraza
Oct 7, 1924
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Sam A. Street
Sep 11, 1927
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Robert White Nov 10, 1927
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Louis C. Grobe
Mar 22, 1930
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Theodore T. Boynton
Jul 29, 1930
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Raleigh W. Taylor
Dec 25, 1930
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Peter J. Scrivano
May 28, 1931
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Alexander Goodman, Jr. Sep 1, 1931
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Aubrey Swepson Milstead Sep 1, 1931
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Henry C. Perrow
Dec 13, 1933
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John Stowe
Dec 2, 1936
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Agnal A. Edwards
Jan 16, 1937
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Earl W. Kanning
Dec 24, 1938
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Julius N. Alberson
Dec 4, 1941
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Frederick W. Coblentz
Nov 8, 1942
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Michael J. Ellis, Jr.
May 11, 1944
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Otto S. Hillock
Oct 18, 1945
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Winston A. Culpepper
Sep 11, 1954
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Richard M. Cuellar
Aug 2, 1968
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Guadalupe J. Martinez
Sep 4, 1970
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Antonio T. Canales
May 18, 1972
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George Ellis Jacobs
Jan 14, 1973
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Russell D. Spannagel
Jun 30, 1973
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Harry James Brackman
Jun 27, 1974
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James E. Anderson
Jul 1, 1975
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James W. Bennett, Jr.
Sep 13, 1975
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George E. Copeland, III
Sep 13, 1975
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Eloy Flores Gonzales
Aug 15, 1977
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Bernabe Salazar, Jr.
Nov 16, 1978
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Gilbert Esquivel Ramirez
Dec 24, 1983
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Edwyn Joseph Gorrell
Jul 5, 1988
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Antonio Portillo Garcia
Dec 4, 1988
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Patricia R. Calderon
Dec 27, 1988
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Gary Lee Williams
Mar 27, 1989
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Roger Carl Henarie
Apr 13, 1990
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Douglas Scott Goeble
Apr 20, 1991
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Rondall Sisco
Sep 22, 1992
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Fabian Dale Dominguez
Jan 15, 1995
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Michael Corey McInnis
Aug 28, 1995
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Oscar Domingo Perez
Mar 24, 2000
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John Anthony Riojas
Feb 3, 2001
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Hector Garza
Mar 29, 2001
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Juan Antonio Morales
Dec 11, 2001
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John Randolph Wheeler
Oct 14, 2005
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Valentine Diaz Lopez Jr.
Jun 21, 2006
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Mario Moreno
Sep 21, 2007
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Robert Anthony Davis
Dec 1, 2008
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Sergio Arturo Antillon
Oct 29, 2010
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Stephanie Ann Brown
Mar 15, 2011
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Edrees Mukhtar
Dec 29, 2012
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Robert Carey Deckard, Jr.
Dec 20, 2013
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Benjamin Edward Marconi
Nov 20, 2016
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Miguel Moreno, III
Jun 30, 2017
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Joseph Anthony Cisneros, Jr.
Feb 1, 2021
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David Glen Evans
Feb 25, 2022
Where
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