E. Ernest Hartmann
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Sergeant

E. Ernest Hartmann

Satellite Beach Police Department — Satellite Beach, FL
Felonious
End of Watch May 31, 1992
Age 37
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Badge 470
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Hartmann and Officer Philip Flagg were killed when they were both struck by a drunk driver while assisting another officer on the side of the road who had pulled over a car occupied by several teenagers. Earlier, the 32-year-old driver was leaving a local restaurant when an off-duty police officer stopped him and got a sober friend to take him home. An hour later, he was back behind the wheel when the crash happened. He was convicted of two counts of manslaughter by driving under the influence and sentenced to 30 years. He was released on August 2, 2011. Sergeant Hartmann had served in law enforcement for fourteen years, twelve of which he spent employed with the Satellite Beach Police Department. He is survived by his wife and two sons. The Satellite Beach Police Department building was named in honor of Sergeant Hartmann and Officer Flagg on the tenth anniversary of their passing.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two sons.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Hartmann gave the Satellite Beach Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Satellite Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hartmann.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Satellite Beach, Brevard County, FL
Platform Identity sbpd.brevard.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 31, 1992
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 37
Badge Number 470
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

E. is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

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Time

In 1992, 93 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 59th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

E. was 37. 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. E. had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

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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.

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His people

Satellite Beach Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, E. among them.

Sergeant E. Ernest Hartmann

Satellite Beach Police Department · End of Watch May 31, 1992

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