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Horace Hall, Jr.
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Major

Horace Hall, Jr.

Bell County Sheriff's Department — Pineville, KY
Accident
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End of Watch August 14, 1980
Age 44
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
The Vigil Panel 123 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 25

Incident

Major Horace Hall was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a vehicle being driven at a high rate of speed. He had just finished backing up a state trooper and was returning home when his patrol car was struck. Major Hall had served with the Bell County Sheriff's Department for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-KY-CE587C78
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Major Hall gave the Bell County Sheriff's Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pineville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Major Hall.

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

Agency

Department Bell County Sheriff's Department
Location Pineville, KY
Platform Identity bcso.bell.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 14, 1980
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Major Horace Hall, Jr. 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%.

At Bell County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 26 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 7.7% of this agency's fallen.

Bell County Sheriff's Department
2
of 26 officers
7.7% 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. Horace Hall, Jr.'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 Horace Hall, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
44
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
10
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Horace Hall, Jr. is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897