Headstone of Robert Hankins

Robert Hankins

1998

Robert Michael Hankins.

How He Died
Manner Accident
Cause Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Sergeant Robert Hankins was killed in a single-car crash while responding to another vehicle crash. Sergeant Hankins lost control of his vehicle upon entering a curve. The crash was so violent that Sergeant Hankins' handheld radio was found hanging in power lines above the roadway. Sergeant Hankins was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Lamb County Sheriff's Department for nine years.
Survivors
He is survived by a child and a grandson (pictured above).
Photograph of Robert Hankins
Photograph of Robert Hankins
Service Record
Also Served
Lamb County Sheriff's Department
Sergeant
In Our Keeping
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