RODNEY SMITH

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.

Officer Smith is survived by his wife, children, grandchildren, and mother.

Chief of Police Tony Grogan
Hickman Police Department
801 Moscow Avenue
Hickman, KY 42050

https://www.odmp.org/officer/23606-p...r-rodney-smith