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Traffic Officer Paul Jowell succumbed to injuries sustained the previous night when his motorcycle and a car collided on Third Street. The car he collided with attempted to turn left into a garage, causing the collision. Officer Jowell was riding the same police motorcycle that Traffic Officer Ralph Rutherford was riding when he was killed in a motorcycle crash two months earlier. Officer Jowell was survived by his parents. His father was a former sheriff of Deaf Smith County.
Survivors
Officer Jowell was survived by his parents.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Traffic Officer Jowell served with the Hereford Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hereford community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Traffic Officer Jowell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Hereford Police Department has lost 2 officers; 2 of them lost to accidents.
Paul is one of 657 officers lost to accidents in TX, 27.1% of the 2,422 remembered there.
Paul is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Paul is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1927, 10 officers in TX were lost to accidents, the 7th heaviest of 136 years on record. The heaviest was 1994, with 14.
In 1927, 114 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1927, 119 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
When
May holds 10% of these deaths in TX; December holds the most, 11.7%. Saturdays: 18%.
May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
May holds 8.4% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 100% of all 2 deaths at Hereford Police Department.
Accident deaths account for 27.1% of all 2,422 deaths in TX, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Hereford Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, Paul among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 26-E
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