Miami Police Department, Florida
End of Watch: Sunday, August 9, 1936
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: August 9, 1936
Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 5 years
Officer Samuel Hicks was struck and killed by a drunk driver while making a traffic stop at the intersection of NW 1st Avenue and NW 17th Street.
He and another officer were standing alongside the road questioning four occupants of a vehicle that they had just stopped when he was hit by a speeding two-ton truck operated by the drunk driver.
On October 2, 1936, the driver, 25, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 5 years.
Officer Hicks had served with the Miami Police Department for 11 years.