Otto S. Hillock
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Police Investigator

Otto S. Hillock

San Antonio Police Department — San Antonio, TX
Accident
End of Watch October 18, 1945
Age 42
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Investigator Hillock was killed in a motorcycle accident when he collided with a bicyclist on South Presa Street. He was thrown to the ground and sustained fatal head injuries. Investigator Hillock had been with the agency for 19 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Investigator Hillock gave the San Antonio Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Investigator Hillock.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location San Antonio, Bexar County, TX
Platform Identity sapd.bexar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 18, 1945
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Otto is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1945, 62 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 70th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Otto was 42. 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. Otto had served 19 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

San Antonio Police Department has 64 officers remembered here, Otto among them.

Across the years

Police Investigator Otto S. Hillock

San Antonio Police Department · End of Watch October 18, 1945

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 11-E

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