Incident
Police Officer Natasha Hunter succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when her cruiser was struck from behind by a drunk driver on I-10, near the Esplanade Avenue exit.
Officer Hunter was blocking traffic for another officer who was conducting an accident investigation when the drunk driver drove through cones and struck her cruiser. She was transported to a local hospital where she remained in grave condition until succumbing to her injuries.
The driver of the vehicle that struck her was taken into custody and charged with first-degree vehicular negligent injuring and reckless operation.
Officer Hunter had served with the New Orleans Police Department for 11 years. She is survived by her 5-year-old daughter and two sisters. Both of her sisters serve in law enforcement in the New Orleans area.
Survivors
She is survived by her 5-year-old daughter and two sisters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hunter gave the New Orleans Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hunter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
New Orleans Police Department has lost 128 officers; 86 of them killed feloniously.
Natasha is one of 364 officers killed feloniously in LA, 61.2% of the 595 remembered there.
Natasha is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Natasha 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 2016, 1 officer at New Orleans Police Department was killed feloniously, the 15th heaviest of 62 years on record. The heaviest was 1900, with 6.
In 2016, 7 officers in LA were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 2016, 82 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 79th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 2016, 84 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 81st heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Natasha was 32. Of the 60 killed feloniously at New Orleans Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 30.8 and 45.3; the middle age was 36.5. Natasha had served 11 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Natasha was 32. Of the 310 killed feloniously in LA whose age is recorded, half were between 31.3 and 48; the middle age was 40. Natasha had served 11 years; the middle length of service was 8 years.
Natasha was 32. 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. Natasha had served 11 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Natasha was 32. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Natasha had served 11 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
June holds 4.7% of these deaths at New Orleans Police Department; February holds the most, 15.1%. Tuesdays: 11.6%.
June holds 8.5% of these deaths in LA; July holds the most, 11.3%. Tuesdays: 13.2%.
June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.
June holds 8.2% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 67.2% of all 128 deaths at New Orleans Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile; alcohol involved, in 2.3% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 61.2% of all 595 deaths in LA, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile; alcohol involved, in 1.6% 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
New Orleans Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Natasha among them.
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James Norton Dec 24, 1840
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Frederick Samuel Sieber Nov 9, 1851
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John Dunn Mar 28, 1855
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Alexander Algeo Mar 26, 1856
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Thomas Bird Mar 2, 1858
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Francis Gebhardt Nov 5, 1868
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James Crofton Oct 4, 1869
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John McDonough Feb 5, 1877
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Samuel Page Aug 23, 1879
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David C. Hennessy
Oct 16, 1890
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John Hurley
Apr 4, 1892
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Thomas Fitzgerald Aug 10, 1892
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Albert Turregano Feb 9, 1893
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John Pettaway Oct 10, 1893
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John H. Keller
Nov 18, 1894
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Nicholas J. Weber Jan 1, 1895
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John Teen Apr 27, 1896
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Anthony Cleary May 6, 1898
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Martin Trimp May 6, 1898
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Richard Fitzgerald
Jun 10, 1898
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Thomas Duffy May 11, 1899
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Michael Hanley May 10, 1900
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John Day
Jul 24, 1900
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Peter J. Lamb
Jul 24, 1900
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John F. Lally
Jul 27, 1900
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Andrew Van Kuren Jul 27, 1900
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Gabriel J. Porteous
Jul 28, 1900
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John Thomas Mar 10, 1901
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Charles Doyle Feb 7, 1903
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Robert J. Cambias, Jr.
Oct 18, 1907
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John J. Carroll
Aug 14, 1908
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Charles Merritt
Feb 14, 1911
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Joseph Lacoste
Nov 1, 1911
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Dennis Egan Sep 22, 1914
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Francis A. Burke
Jul 5, 1915
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Garry Owen Mullen
Aug 2, 1917
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James W. Reynolds
Aug 2, 1917
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William J. Brown
Dec 9, 1917
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Frank P. Connor Feb 14, 1918
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Patrick J. Kennedy Feb 14, 1918
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Theodore A. Obitz May 26, 1918
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Charles A. Giblin Jun 15, 1919
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Alfred J. Beyl Feb 19, 1920
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Roselius Folse Jul 20, 1920
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Pat Manning May 27, 1921
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Timothy Lynch, Jr. Feb 11, 1922
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George E. Heno Aug 15, 1922
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Lemmie L. Fortenberry Feb 17, 1924
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Jacob Uhle Dec 24, 1924
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Anthony Lynch Jul 7, 1925
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William C. Grunwald Dec 24, 1925
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Frank C. Mahen Feb 5, 1926
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Richard Connors Jan 3, 1928
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Albert Wiebelt
Jan 3, 1928
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Lester H. Johnson Jan 23, 1930
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William Blumstein Nov 24, 1930
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Ernest A. Grillot Dec 24, 1930
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Cornelius L. Ford
Mar 9, 1932
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Albert E. Oestriecher
Mar 9, 1932
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George P. Weidert
Mar 9, 1932
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James Louis Daniels Apr 16, 1933
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James T. Ford
Dec 1, 1934
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James A. Ranna Feb 4, 1938
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James J. Adams Dec 27, 1940
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Herman O. Raschke Jun 15, 1941
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Fred Krummel Jan 16, 1942
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George O'Donnell Dec 5, 1944
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Frederick L. Braud Sep 17, 1945
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Leslie J. Oster, Sr. Jul 31, 1947
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Nicholas G. Jacob
Sep 6, 1948
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Charles R. Johns
Jan 2, 1949
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Marvin R. Morton Dec 30, 1950
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George W. Heaney
Nov 29, 1951
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Benson J. Walker Aug 11, 1952
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Harold J. Powell Jan 11, 1955
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Percival A. Johnson, Sr.
Sep 10, 1955
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Lawrence H. Pool
Mar 13, 1956
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Paul L. C. Paretti
Feb 13, 1957
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Allen Charles Steele
Oct 16, 1959
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Dennis R. Fremin Apr 18, 1961
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Joseph J. Enright, III Aug 30, 1961
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Gilbert D. Benitez
Aug 13, 1963
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Charles T. Kramer
Mar 8, 1965
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Thomas F. Jackson
Feb 26, 1966
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James D. Clayton Sep 12, 1966
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Lloyd E. Verrett, Sr.
Oct 5, 1967
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Delmar E. Stone
Jun 26, 1968
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Peter Edward Bergeron, Jr.
Dec 12, 1969
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Victor Leo Bordeaux
Aug 26, 1970
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Alfred E. Harrell
Dec 31, 1972
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Philip J. Coleman, Sr.
Jan 7, 1973
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Paul A. Persigo
Jan 7, 1973
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Louis Joseph Sirgo
Jan 7, 1973
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Kasimer Zinga, Sr.
Feb 21, 1973
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Edwin C. Hosli, Sr.
Mar 5, 1973
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Dennis J. McInerney
Feb 26, 1974
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Joseph R. Tardiff, Jr.
Feb 28, 1975
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Thomas J. Albert, Sr.
Feb 21, 1979
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Ronald Leon Duplechain
Nov 17, 1979
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Gregory J. Neupert
Nov 8, 1980
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Noel Smith Feb 8, 1984
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Thomas Michael Phillips
Aug 28, 1987
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Earl Joseph Hauck, II
Mar 22, 1990
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Darren Ahmed
Mar 14, 1991
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Talton E. Jett, Sr.
Nov 17, 1992
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Ronald A. Williams, II
Mar 4, 1995
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Chris D. McCormick, Sr.
Jul 17, 1996
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Joseph C. Thomas
Jul 18, 1996
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Morris Donald Cavaliere Jr.
Apr 26, 1998
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Johnnie Mae Clanton
Jun 23, 1999
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Christopher Wayne Russell
Aug 4, 2002
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Alva Ray Simmons
Jul 10, 2004
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George August Tessier, III
Jul 14, 2004
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LaToya Nicole Johnson
Aug 9, 2004
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Christopher John Doyle, III
Nov 19, 2005
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Thelonious Anthony Dukes, Sr.
Nov 9, 2007
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Nicola Diane Cotton
Jan 28, 2008
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Alfred Louis Celestain, Sr.
Jan 11, 2010
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Rodney Renee Thomas
Jul 7, 2013
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Daryle S. Holloway
Jun 20, 2015
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