Incident
Officer Grady Todd was killed when he was knocked from his motorcycle by an auto while riding on the Bankhead Highway, nine miles east of Oxford. He suffered a broken neck when the impact hurled his body atop the auto hood and knocked the motorcycle into a roadside ditch. Officer Todd and another motorcycle officer had been seeking a liquor car, five miles east of Oxford and had driven upon the highway from a side road, a few moments before the crash. The auto struck Officer Todd's motorcycle from the rear, both vehicles traveling in the direction of Anniston. The driver of the car turned himself in after the accident for examination. He was charged with manslaughter but acquitted by a jury. Officer Todd had joined the city police motorcycle force only three weeks before.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, parents, three brothers, and four sisters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Todd served with the Anniston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Anniston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Todd.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Anniston Police Department has lost 15 officers; 2 of them lost to accidents.
Grady is one of 182 officers lost to accidents in AL, 28.3% of the 643 remembered there.
Grady is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Grady is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1936, 4 officers in AL were lost to accidents, the 7th heaviest of 85 years on record. The heaviest was 1970, with 6.
In 1936, 88 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 16th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1936, 97 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 25th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Grady was 30. Of the 160 lost to accidents in AL whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 47.3; the middle age was 36.5. Grady had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Grady was 30. 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. Grady had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Grady was 30. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Grady had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
August holds 8.8% of these deaths in AL; July holds the most, 13.2%. Sundays: 18.7%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Sundays: 14%.
August holds 9.3% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Sundays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 13.3% of all 15 deaths at Anniston Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 28.3% of all 643 deaths in AL, 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 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Anniston Police Department has 15 officers remembered here, Grady among them.
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John L. Cunningham
Jun 25, 1911
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S. C. Zaner Aug 4, 1911
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Harry Shiretzki
May 23, 1914
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J. W. Dashwood Sep 12, 1914
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Will Dillard
Sep 12, 1914
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Jack Holland
Dec 22, 1914
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Clarence B. Kettles
Feb 1, 1915
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Marion Screws Feb 2, 1915
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Joe Holliday Apr 26, 1922
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Brice Hurst Apr 26, 1922
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Robert Allen Draper Jan 27, 1927
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Grady Todd Aug 2, 1936
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Hoyt Holder
May 22, 1938
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Ralph M. Griffin
Jun 19, 1954
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Justin David Sollohub
Aug 25, 2011
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 19-E
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