Incident
Lieutenant Daniel Hinton suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a defensive tactics training exercise at the Fort Myers Florida Highway Patrol Station.
He was transported to the Gulf Coast Medical Center where he passed away a short time later.
Lt. Hinton had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for 32 years and was assigned to the Criminal Interdiction Unit.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren.
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32 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Hinton gave the Florida Highway Patrol 32 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Hinton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Cardiac
Florida Highway Patrol has lost 54 officers; 1 of them lost to cardiac events.
Daniel is one of 62 officers lost to cardiac events in FL, 6.2% of the 1,006 remembered there.
Daniel is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Daniel is one of 1,309 officers lost to cardiac events worldwide, 3.9% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2019, 4 officers in FL were lost to cardiac events, more than in any other year.
In 2019, 19 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 12th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
In 2019, 19 officers worldwide were lost to cardiac events, the 12th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
Who
Daniel was 56. Of the 61 lost to cardiac events in FL whose age is recorded, half were between 43 and 55; the middle age was 49. Daniel had served 32 years; the middle length of service was 16 years.
Daniel was 56. Of the 1,249 lost to cardiac events in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 43 and 55; the middle age was 48. Daniel had served 32 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
Daniel was 56. Of the 1,251 lost to cardiac events worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 42.5 and 55; the middle age was 48. Daniel had served 32 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
When
February holds 6.5% of these deaths in FL; May holds the most, 19.4%. Tuesdays: 12.9%.
February holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Tuesdays: 13.9%.
February holds 8% of these deaths worldwide; January holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 13.9%.
How
Cardiac deaths account for 1.9% of all 54 deaths at Florida Highway Patrol, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 6.2% of all 1,006 deaths in FL, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 3.9% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 4th most common cause.
His people
Florida Highway Patrol has 54 officers remembered here, Daniel among them.
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Luther Paul Daniel
Dec 5, 1941
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Leroy C. Bender
Oct 25, 1947
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Halley C. Strickland
Jan 8, 1954
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Edwin J. Gasque
Oct 26, 1961
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Sherman Lee Scott, Jr.
Jan 3, 1965
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Owen Karl Bender
Sep 9, 1965
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Joseph Newton Sawtell, Jr.
Aug 5, 1966
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Joseph Paul Bertrand
Dec 22, 1967
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John C. Hagerty
Mar 18, 1970
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Herman T. Morris
Mar 16, 1972
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Charles W. Parks
Feb 6, 1973
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Claude H. Baker, Jr.
Nov 17, 1973
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Ronald Gordon Smith
Dec 23, 1973
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Wilburn A. Kelly
Mar 23, 1974
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Charles Eugene Campbell
Nov 16, 1974
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Kenneth E. Flynt
Jan 1, 1976
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Phillip Arthur Black
Feb 20, 1976
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Richard D. Howell
Aug 2, 1976
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Bradley Steven Glascock
Aug 4, 1977
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Elmer C. Barnett
Feb 14, 1978
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Alvin Vincent Kohler
Sep 19, 1978
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Robert Patrick McDermon, Sr.
Apr 11, 1981
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Merle J. Cook
Jul 13, 1981
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Robert Lee Pruitt
Jul 13, 1981
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Cleo Leon Tomlinson Jr.
Jul 13, 1981
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Frederick James Groves Jr.
Sep 18, 1984
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Lindell J. Gibbons
Mar 23, 1985
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John C. Baxter, Jr.
Oct 2, 1985
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Stephen G. Rouse
Mar 28, 1987
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Jeffrey Dale Young
Aug 18, 1987
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Milan Dexter Hendrix
Jun 1, 1989
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Benedict James Thomas
Jun 9, 1989
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James Herbert Fulford, Jr.
Feb 1, 1992
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Kimberly Ann Hurd
Jul 16, 1992
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Saxton Randall Jones
May 1, 1995
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Donald E. Jennings
Jun 30, 1995
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Robert G. Smith
Jul 26, 1997
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James Bradford-Jean Crooks
May 19, 1998
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George A. Brown, III
Apr 27, 2004
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Darryl Louis Haywood, Sr.
Oct 2, 2004
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Nicholas G. Sottile
Jan 12, 2007
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Patrick Ambroise
May 15, 2010
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William Herman Dyer, III
Dec 28, 2011
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Chelsea Renee Richard
May 3, 2014
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William Trampas Bishop
Jun 17, 2017
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Daniel Duane Hinton
Feb 19, 2019
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Tracy Leslie Vickers
Sep 27, 2019
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Joseph Jon Bullock
Feb 5, 2020
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Lazaro Roberto Febles
Aug 14, 2021
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Sean Christopher Hryc
Aug 28, 2021
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Brian John Pingry
Sep 18, 2021
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Zachary Fink
Feb 2, 2024
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Craig Antony Gaines
Sep 19, 2025
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Michael Diego
Feb 18, 2026
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
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