Agent Sherman Lamar Davis

Sherman Lamar Davis

Agent Sherman Davis succumbed to head injuries he received in a vehicle crash on Memorial Highway and Interstate 4 in Lakeland in 1970.

Agent Davis was inspecting liquor licenses at Polk County bars and was en route to another establishment when he was involved in a vehicle collision. After the crash, a blood clot burst, causing blood vessels in his brain to hemorrhage and putting Agent Davis in a coma. He remained in a coma until he passed away on March 3, 1987.

Agent Davis was a United States National Guard veteran and had served with the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco for over two years. He previously served with the Polk County Sheriff's Office. He was survived by two daughters, his father, two brothers, and a sister.