Lamb County Sheriff's Department, Texas
End of Watch: Thursday, May 28, 1998
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: May 28, 1998
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
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. He is survived by a child and a grandson (pictured above).