Alan Frederick Chick
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Officer

Alan Frederick Chick

Fort Worth Police Department — Fort Worth, TX
Felonious
End of Watch December 27, 1993
Age 34
Tour of Duty 10 yrs 9 mo
Badge 231
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Alan Chick succumbed to injuries sustained when he was struck by a drunk driver while assisting a stranded motorist five days earlier. At 4:00 a.m., Officer Chick was helping a disabled motorist restart her truck on Interstate 20 near the Wichita Street exit. While he was returning the jumper cables, a vehicle hit the back of the disabled motorist's truck and then struck Officer Chick. The passengers in the truck suffered minor injuries. The 55-year-old suspect, who had 22 prior arrests and eight prior DUI convictions, was convicted of intoxicated manslaughter and sentenced to life in prison as a result of Officer Chick's death. As of May 8, 2021, he was a patient in West Texas Hospital. His first parole hearing is set for October 16, 2024. Officer Chick had served with the Fort Worth Police Department for ten years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, daughter, son, parents, and brother.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Chick gave the Fort Worth Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Chick.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Fort Worth, Denton County, TX
Platform Identity fwpd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 27, 1993
Tour of Duty 10 yrs 9 mo
Age 34
Badge Number 231
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Alan is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1993, 101 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 51st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Alan was 34. 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. Alan had served 10.7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.8%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Fort Worth Police Department has 59 officers remembered here, Alan among them.

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Where

Officer Alan Frederick Chick

Fort Worth Police Department · End of Watch December 27, 1993

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 34-W

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