Harlan B. Blake

Alabama Department of Public Safety — Montgomery, AL

Accident

End of Watch October 10, 1970

Age 38

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Corporal Blake was killed when a truck struck his patrol car during a vehicle pursuit.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Blake gave the Alabama Department of Public Safety 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Alabama. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Blake.

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

Agency

Department Alabama Department of Public Safety

Type Federal Agency

Location Montgomery, AL

Platform Identity adps.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 10, 1970

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Not available

Corporal Harlan B. Blake is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,585 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 Alabama Department of Public Safety, 21 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 72.4% of this agency's fallen.

Alabama Department of Public Safety

of 29 officers

72.4% Accident

AL — Statewide

182

of 643 officers

28.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,094

of 32,585 officers

31% Accident