Jerry Ellis Hicks

2011

Life Keepsakes Service Also Served In Our Keeping

Jerry E. Hicks Sr. served the U.S. Navy for 4 years. Jerry served during the years of the Vietnam War and the Cold War.

How He Died

Manner Accident

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

Automobile crash

What Happened

Chief of Police Jerry Hicks succumbed to injuries sustained six days earlier when his patrol car collided with a tree at the intersection of Route 8 and Railroad Road, in Washington County, at about 6:30 am.

He was driving to the Potosi Correctional Center to pickup an inmate work crew when the vehicle slid on a patch of ice on a highway bridge, causing it to leave the roadway. The vehicle collided with the tree on the passenger side.

Chief Hicks was flown to a hospital in Creve Couer, where he remained unconscious until succumbing to severe head injuries.

Chief Hicks was a U.S. Army Reserves and U.S. Navy veteran and had served in law enforcement for 25 years. Prior to joining the Leadwood Police Department, he had served with the St. Francois County Sheriff's Office, Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff's Office, and the Elvins Police Department.

Survivors

He is survived by his two adult children, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Navy

1960 – 1964

Conflicts

Vietnam War Cold War

Also Served

Leadwood Police Department

Chief of Police

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