Roll of Honor
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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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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Hamilton Ferguson Sr. served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Constable Hamilton Ferguson Sr. 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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How Hamilton Ferguson Sr. Compares
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Incident Location
Military Service
Hamilton Ferguson Sr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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