David Higginbotham
1963
David Clark Higginbotham.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Motor vehicle
What Happened
Officer David Higginbotham was struck and killed by a drunk driver while directing traffic at a shopping center at Alabama Avenue and 30th Street, SE, at approximately 8:20 pm.
The driver fled the scene but surrendered to police the next day.
Officer Higginbotham was a West Virginia National Guard veteran and had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for only three months.
The driver fled the scene but surrendered to police the next day.
Officer Higginbotham was a West Virginia National Guard veteran and had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for only three months.
Service Record
Also Served
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer
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