Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Alexander Yost succumbed to heat exhaustion he first suffered while on duty in extreme temperatures on the 4th of July.
He began to show symptoms of heatstroke at around 11:00 am but remained on duty until 3:00 pm when he was compelled to go home. His condition worsened and he passed away on July 6th, 1902.
Chief Yost had served with the Catlettsburg Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, one child, mother, three brothers, and three sisters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Yost gave the Catlettsburg Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Catlettsburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Yost.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Alexander Yost is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alexander Yost's cause is highlighted.
How Alexander Yost Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alexander Yost is highlighted in Jul.