Roll of Honor
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.
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- August 2, 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Major Horace Hall Jr. 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%.
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Horace Hall Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Horace Hall Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Horace Hall Jr. is highlighted in Aug.
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