US District Judge Larry Hicks killed in car crash outside courthouse in Reno, Nevada

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By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News

U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001, was killed in a car accident in Nevada, officials confirmed.

“Today’s news about the Honorable Judge Larry R. Hicks, who served Nevada for over 53 years, is tragic,” Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said in an X-post.

Reno Police and the Washoe Sheriff’s Department confirmed that Hicks was struck and killed by a car at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday afternoon outside the federal courthouse in downtown Reno, Nevada.

The 80-year-old was taken to a local hospital where he later died, police said.

Authorities said the driver involved remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation.

Judge Hicks began his legal career as a prosecutor in Nevada in 1968 and served as district attorney from 1974 to 1978.

In 1978, Hicks became a partner in a private law firm before being appointed by President George W. Bush to be a United States District Judge for the District of Nevada.

“Despite his remarkable accomplishments, Judge Hicks once said, ‘The greatest joy in my life is my family.’ His philosophy of life was based on a balance between family, work and self,” Balaam said.

Judge Hicks was remembered for his love of his family and community.

“Larry Hicks was a one-of-a-kind man who was revered in our community and, most importantly, loved by his family,” Balaam said. “On behalf of my family and the men and women of the Sheriff’s Office, we extend our deepest condolences to Larry’s son, Chris, the current District Attorney, and to Larry’s entire family. Judge Hicks’ legacy will be remembered forever in Washoe County.”