Daniel Duane Hinton
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Lieutenant

Daniel Duane Hinton

Florida Highway Patrol — Tallahassee, FL
Cardiac
End of Watch February 19, 2019
Age 56
Tour of Duty 32 yrs
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Gender Male

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

Type Highway Patrol
Location Tallahassee, Leon County, FL
Platform Identity fhp.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 19, 2019
Tour of Duty 32 yrs
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Daniel is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% 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 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.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

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.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

February holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Tuesdays: 13.9%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Florida Highway Patrol has 54 officers remembered here, Daniel among them.

Across the years
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Where

Lieutenant Daniel Duane Hinton

Florida Highway Patrol · End of Watch February 19, 2019

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 14-W

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