Horace Hall Jr.
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Horace Hall Jr.

Accident
End of Watch August 14, 1980
Age 44
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Major Horace Hall was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a vehicle being driven at a high rate of speed. He had just finished backing up a state trooper and was returning home when his patrol car was struck. Major Hall had served with the Bell County Sheriff's Department for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Major Hall gave the Bell County Sheriff's Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pineville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Major Hall.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Pineville, Bell County, KY
Platform Identity bcso.bell.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 14, 1980
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Horace is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1980, 71 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 44th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Horace was 44. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Horace had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

August holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Bell County Sheriff's Department has 26 officers remembered here, Horace among them.

Major Horace Hall Jr.

Bell County Sheriff's Department · End of Watch August 14, 1980

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