Officer David C. Higgenbotham was a member of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC.
Date of Death: December 7, 1963
Rank: Recruit
Age: 23
Years of Service: Three months
Location of Death: Alabama Avenue and 30th Street, SE
Circumstance:
Officer Higginbotham, 23 years old, and assigned to the 11th precinct, was pressed into service for the Christmas detail. While directing traffic at a shopping center, at 30th and Alabama Avenue SE, he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. The hit and run driver surrendered to the police the next day. The driver had been drunk at the time of the incident.
Officer Higgenbotham resided at 1352 Valley Drive SE, Washington, DC. His funeral was held at Hines Funeral home located at 2901 14th Street NW. Burial was in his hometown of Princeton, West Virginia.
Many thanks to Freddie Spradlin and Glendle (Glenn) Blecher, Jr, for their assistance with this memorial.
∼Princeton High School
Class of 1959
West Virginia Armed Calvary
Rank: SP4
Troop: L 150
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
September 1963-December 7, 1963
Rank: Police Officer
Killed in the Line of Duty
End of Watch: December 7, 1963
Police Officer
David Clark Higginbotham
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch: Saturday, December 7, 1963
Age: 23
Badge Number: Not Available
Tour of Duty: 3 Months
Cause of Death: Struck by Vehicle
Officer Higginbotham was struck and killed by an hit and run driver while directing traffic at a shopping center at Alabama Avenue and 30th Street, SE. He was detailed to this location as a christmas detail. Officer Higginbotham was with the 11th precinct. The hit and run driver surrendered to police the next day and had been drunk at the time of the incident.
Date of Death: December 7, 1963
Rank: Recruit
Age: 23
Years of Service: Three months
Location of Death: Alabama Avenue and 30th Street, SE
Circumstance:
Officer Higginbotham, 23 years old, and assigned to the 11th precinct, was pressed into service for the Christmas detail. While directing traffic at a shopping center, at 30th and Alabama Avenue SE, he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. The hit and run driver surrendered to the police the next day. The driver had been drunk at the time of the incident.
Officer Higgenbotham resided at 1352 Valley Drive SE, Washington, DC. His funeral was held at Hines Funeral home located at 2901 14th Street NW. Burial was in his hometown of Princeton, West Virginia.
Many thanks to Freddie Spradlin and Glendle (Glenn) Blecher, Jr, for their assistance with this memorial.
∼Princeton High School
Class of 1959
West Virginia Armed Calvary
Rank: SP4
Troop: L 150
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
September 1963-December 7, 1963
Rank: Police Officer
Killed in the Line of Duty
End of Watch: December 7, 1963
Police Officer
David Clark Higginbotham
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch: Saturday, December 7, 1963
Age: 23
Badge Number: Not Available
Tour of Duty: 3 Months
Cause of Death: Struck by Vehicle
Officer Higginbotham was struck and killed by an hit and run driver while directing traffic at a shopping center at Alabama Avenue and 30th Street, SE. He was detailed to this location as a christmas detail. Officer Higginbotham was with the 11th precinct. The hit and run driver surrendered to police the next day and had been drunk at the time of the incident.
Officer David C. Higgenbotham was a member of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC.
Date of Death: December 7, 1963
Rank: Recruit
Age: 23
Years of Service: Three months
Location of Death: Alabama Avenue and 30th Street, SE
Circumstance:
Officer Higginbotham, 23 years old, and assigned to the 11th precinct, was pressed into service for the Christmas detail. While directing traffic at a shopping center, at 30th and Alabama Avenue SE, he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. The hit and run driver surrendered to the police the next day. The driver had been drunk at the time of the incident.
Officer Higgenbotham resided at 1352 Valley Drive SE, Washington, DC. His funeral was held at Hines Funeral home located at 2901 14th Street NW. Burial was in his hometown of Princeton, West Virginia.
Many thanks to Freddie Spradlin and Glendle (Glenn) Blecher, Jr, for their assistance with this memorial.
∼Princeton High School
Class of 1959
West Virginia Armed Calvary
Rank: SP4
Troop: L 150
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
September 1963-December 7, 1963
Rank: Police Officer
Killed in the Line of Duty
End of Watch: December 7, 1963
Police Officer
David Clark Higginbotham
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch: Saturday, December 7, 1963
Age: 23
Badge Number: Not Available
Tour of Duty: 3 Months
Cause of Death: Struck by Vehicle
Officer Higginbotham was struck and killed by an hit and run driver while directing traffic at a shopping center at Alabama Avenue and 30th Street, SE. He was detailed to this location as a christmas detail. Officer Higginbotham was with the 11th precinct. The hit and run driver surrendered to police the next day and had been drunk at the time of the incident.
Date of Death: December 7, 1963
Rank: Recruit
Age: 23
Years of Service: Three months
Location of Death: Alabama Avenue and 30th Street, SE
Circumstance:
Officer Higginbotham, 23 years old, and assigned to the 11th precinct, was pressed into service for the Christmas detail. While directing traffic at a shopping center, at 30th and Alabama Avenue SE, he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. The hit and run driver surrendered to the police the next day. The driver had been drunk at the time of the incident.
Officer Higgenbotham resided at 1352 Valley Drive SE, Washington, DC. His funeral was held at Hines Funeral home located at 2901 14th Street NW. Burial was in his hometown of Princeton, West Virginia.
Many thanks to Freddie Spradlin and Glendle (Glenn) Blecher, Jr, for their assistance with this memorial.
∼Princeton High School
Class of 1959
West Virginia Armed Calvary
Rank: SP4
Troop: L 150
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
September 1963-December 7, 1963
Rank: Police Officer
Killed in the Line of Duty
End of Watch: December 7, 1963
Police Officer
David Clark Higginbotham
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch: Saturday, December 7, 1963
Age: 23
Badge Number: Not Available
Tour of Duty: 3 Months
Cause of Death: Struck by Vehicle
Officer Higginbotham was struck and killed by an hit and run driver while directing traffic at a shopping center at Alabama Avenue and 30th Street, SE. He was detailed to this location as a christmas detail. Officer Higginbotham was with the 11th precinct. The hit and run driver surrendered to police the next day and had been drunk at the time of the incident.
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