Police Officer

Grady Todd

Anniston Police Department — Anniston, AL
Accident
End of Watch August 2, 1936
Age 30
Tour of Duty
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Gender Male

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Anniston, Calhoun County, AL
Platform Identity apd.calhoun.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 2, 1936
Tour of Duty
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Grady is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

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.

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Who

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.

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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Sundays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Anniston Police Department has 15 officers remembered here, Grady among them.

Police Officer Grady Todd

Anniston Police Department · End of Watch August 2, 1936

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 19-E

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