Alcoa Police Department, Tennessee
End of Watch: Thursday, April 20, 2000
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 11 years, 6 months
Badge Number: 217
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: April 19, 2000
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Timothy Hunt died the day after being involved in a crash while driving his police motorcycle.
He was driving on Alcoa Highway when a pickup truck pulled out in front of him at Singleton Station Road. With no time to react, his motorcycle struck the pickup truck, causing him to suffer serious internal injuries. He was transported to a local hospital, where he died early the next day.
Sergeant Hunt had been in law enforcement for 11-1/2 years. He is survived by his wife.