North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina
End of Watch Saturday, October 15, 1960
Add to My HeroesDavid Baxter Searcy
Patrolman David Searcy was killed when his patrol car was struck from behind in Catawba County while he assisted another trooper on U.S. 64 (modern-day U.S. 70) approximately three miles east of Hickory.
Patrolman Searcy was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of WWII. He was survived by his wife, two children, three brothers, and one foster-brother.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation named a bridge over Interstate 40 at Startown Road in Hickory North Carolina in honor of Patrolman Searcy.
Bio
- Age 37
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
Most Recent Reflection
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Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 2, 2021
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