Mo. Police Chief Succumbs to Crash Injuries

    Dec. 5, 2011
    Leadwood Police Chief Jerry Hicks died Sunday night due to injuries he sustained in a crash on Nov. 29 while he was en route to pick up members of an inmate work crew at Potosi Prison.
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    Leadwood's police chief died Sunday night due to injuries he sustained in a crash on Nov. 29, according to KMOV-TV.

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    Police Chief Jerry Hicks, 69, was en route to pick up members of an inmate work crew at Potosi Prison when he hit an icy patch on State Highway 8 in Washington County.

    He lost control of his vehicle before slamming into a tree, according to the news station.

    Hicks was transported to Washington County Hospital and later flown to St. John's in St. Louis where he died on Sunday at approximately 5 p.m.

    Hicks is survived by his adult children.

    Funeral arrangements are pending.

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