Daniel D. Hubbard

Talladega County Sheriff's Department — Talladega, AL

Accident

End of Watch January 8, 1955

Age 62

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

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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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

Department Talladega County Sheriff's Department

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Talladega, Talladega County, AL

Platform Identity tcso.talladega.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 8, 1955

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Age 62

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Not available

Deputy Sheriff Daniel D. Hubbard is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 28.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

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.

Talladega County Sheriff's Department

of 4 officers

50% Accident

AL — Statewide

182

of 643 officers

28.3% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident