LODD: Police Officer Rodney Smith
Police Officer Rodney Smith
Hickman Police Department, Kentucky
End of Watch Friday, March 2, 2018
Bio
Age 45
Tour Not available
Badge Not available
Incident Details
Cause Drowned
Police Officer Rodney Smith drowned when his patrol car was washed into a flooded field off of Bernal Avenue.
The area had become flooded as a result of the overflowing Bayou de Chien. He was checking the area when he went missing at approximately 9:15 pm. Multiple agencies responded to the area and began a massive search. His body and patrol were located separately in a flooded field off of Bernal Avenue the following morning.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Hickman Police Department
801 Moscow Avenue
Hickman, KY 42050
