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Luke Timothy Hoffman
Incident
Police Officer Luke Hoffman succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was struck by a patrol car while involved in a foot pursuit of a suspected drunk driver.
The driver had fled on foot after a slow-speed pursuit in the Aspen Hill area at approximately 1:30 am.
Officer Hoffman was struck after chasing the suspect across Old Georgia Avenue, near Bel Pre Road, in an area with very low lighting conditions. The officer in the patrol car that struck Officer Hoffman was injured when his patrol car went down an embankment and struck a tree. Officer Hoffman was flown to a hospital in Baltimore, where he succumbed to his injuries later that day.
The man Officer Hoffman was chasing was convicted of several traffic charges and marijuana possession. A jury was unable to reach a verdict on manslaughter and the charges were subsequently dropped. In May 2018 the man was arrested in Mexico as a suspect in the murder of his wife in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Officer Hoffman had served with the Montgomery County Police Department for only one year and was assigned to the 4th District. He was posthumously promoted from the rank of Police Officer I to Police Officer III.
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You barely got started.
Police Officer III Hoffman gave the Montgomery County Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Gaithersburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer III Hoffman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Montgomery County Police Department has lost 21 officers; 9 of them lost to accidents.
Luke is one of 141 officers lost to accidents in MD, 37.3% of the 378 remembered there.
Luke is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Luke 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 2007, 1 officer at Montgomery County Police Department was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 2007, 2 officers in MD were lost to accidents, the 12th heaviest of 88 years on record. The heaviest was 1925, with 6.
In 2007, 94 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 11th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 2007, 103 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 17th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Luke was 24. Of the 9 lost to accidents at Montgomery County Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 43; the middle age was 31. Luke had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Luke was 24. Of the 133 lost to accidents in MD whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 42; the middle age was 33. Luke had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Luke was 24. 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. Luke had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Luke was 24. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Luke had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
April holds 22.2% of these deaths at Montgomery County Police Department; December holds the most, 22.2%. Wednesdays: 33.3%.
April holds 8.5% of these deaths in MD; October holds the most, 15.6%. Wednesdays: 14.9%.
April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
April holds 7% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 42.9% of all 21 deaths at Montgomery County Police Department, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 37.3% of all 378 deaths in MD, 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
Montgomery County Police Department has 21 officers remembered here, Luke among them.
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Joseph Asbury Case Dec 17, 1928
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Webb Sellman Hersperger
Jun 18, 1933
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James E. Shoemaker
Feb 4, 1938
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David G. Bissett
Oct 1, 1952
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Robert L. McAllister
Nov 23, 1952
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William H. Jessie
Dec 30, 1964
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Donald A. Robertson
Mar 9, 1972
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William Patrick Conboy, Jr.
Dec 29, 1973
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James Edward Daly, Jr.
Mar 28, 1976
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John Michael Frontczak
Mar 29, 1976
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Philip Carl Metz
Mar 27, 1981
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Mark M. Filer
Aug 24, 1993
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James E. Walch
Jan 25, 1994
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Joseph Aloysius Mattingly, Jr.
Sep 13, 2003
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Luke Timothy Hoffman
Apr 25, 2007
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Hector Ismael Ayala
Apr 4, 2010
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William Dewitt Talbert
Jan 27, 2012
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Christina Lee Splaine
Sep 24, 2015
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Noah Aaron Leotta
Dec 10, 2015
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Kyle David Olinger
Apr 18, 2019
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Thomas Bomba
Oct 14, 2019
Where
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