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Constable

Hamilton Ferguson, Sr.

Nelson County Constable's Office — Bardstown, KY

Accident Veteran

End of Watch December 2, 1984

Age 55

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Constable Hamilton Ferguson was struck and killed by a vehicle as he crossed the street to his patrol car on US 31 E.

He had just arrested a drunk driver and had placed him in the back seat of his patrol car. When his patrol car failed to start, he crossed the road to ask a passerby to alert the city police for him. Constable Ferguson was struck as he returned to his patrol car at 12:45 a.m.

Constable Ferguson was a United States Army Korea War veteran and had served in law enforcement for 12 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and eight children.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Constable Ferguson gave the Nelson County Constable's Office 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bardstown community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Nelson County Constable's Office

Location Bardstown, KY

Platform Identity ncco.nelson.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 2, 1984

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 55

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Hamilton Ferguson, Sr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Constable Hamilton Ferguson, Sr. 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%.

Nelson County Constable's Office

of 1 officers

100% Accident

KY — Statewide

161

of 983 officers

16.4% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hamilton Ferguson, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Hamilton Ferguson, Sr. Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service