Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch: Saturday, December 7, 1963
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 3 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: December 7, 1963
Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer David Higginbotham was struck and killed by a drunk driver while directing traffic at a shopping center at Alabama Avenue and 30th Street, SE, at approximately 8:20 pm.
The driver fled the scene but surrendered to police the next day.
Officer Higginbotham was a West Virginia National Guard veteran and had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for only three months.