Roll of Honor
Incident
Master Sergeant Carl Cosper was killed in a vehicle collision while responding to a domestic violence call in the town of Seligman.
He was traveling south on Missouri 37 at County Road 1060, approximately one half-mile south of Washburn, when his patrol car struck a school bus that turned left in front of him. His patrol car overturned and he was ejected from the vehicle.
Sergeant Cosper was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Sergeant Cosper began his career in law enforcement in 1994 with the McDonald County Sheriff's Department. He went on to serve with the Barry County Sheriff's Department for 10 years.
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23 years. You could have gone home.
Master Sergeant Cosper gave the Barry County Sheriff's Office 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Cassville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Master Sergeant Cosper.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Master Sergeant Carl Thomas Cosper Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,784 officers honored here.
In MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Barry County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carl Thomas Cosper Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Carl Thomas Cosper Jr. is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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