Lubbock Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Sunday, July 8, 2001
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: 182
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: July 2, 2001
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Rodney Kendricks succumbed to injuries received in a motorcycle accident one week earlier.
He was escorting a funeral procession and was attempting to move ahead of the vehicles in order to block traffic when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck.
Patrolman Kendricks had been employed with the Lubbock Police Department for 12 years, and is survived by his two daughters, parents, sister, brother, and grandparents.