Patrolman Kent McDaniel
Conway Police Department
Arkansas

End of Watch: Friday, April 2, 1982
Cause: Vehicular assault

Biographical Info
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: 24

Patrolman Kent McDaniel was struck and killed by a drunk driver while assigned to a roadblock Highway 286 following a tornado. Patrolman McDaniel was standing in the roadway talking to a motorist when he was struck and thrown 147 feet. The drunk driver was fined $1,000 and had her license suspended for one year.

Patrolman McDaniel had served with the agency for one year. He was survived by his parents.

 
Photograph: Patrolman Kent McDaniel

Patch image: Conway Police Department, Arkansas

Visit Patrolman McDaniel's memorial at www.ODMP.org