Incident
Deputy Sheriff Dan Hubbard and Deputy Sheriff Frazier Cole were struck and killed by a drunk driver while they were inspecting another vehicle on Renfro Road at 9:00 p.m. Deputy Hubbard and Deputy Cole had pulled over another vehicle and were standing behind the car when a taxi slammed into them. The impact pushed the patrol vehicle onto the pavement, sent Deputy Cole under the taxi, and threw Deputy Hubbard to the side of the road. The passenger in the taxi was seriously hurt. The driver admitted to drinking and had a blood alcohol level of 2.0. He was convicted of first-degree manslaughter and sentenced to five years and one day. Deputy Hubbard had served with the Talladega County Sheriff's Department for 15 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, four children, and seven grandchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hubbard gave the Talladega County Sheriff's Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Talladega community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hubbard.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Daniel D. Hubbard 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Talladega County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 4 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. Daniel D. Hubbard's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel D. Hubbard Compares
Offender Outcome
Five years and one day
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel D. Hubbard is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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