Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff J. Elbert Hall was killed in an automobile crash during the pursuit of a vehicle. During the pursuit, a dump truck loaded with gravel pulled out in front of him at the intersection of Norwalkd Boulevard and Whittier Boulevard, in Whittier. The impact pushed the truck about 100 feet and caused it to overturn. The driver of the truck stated he did not see the patrol car or hear its siren. Deputy Hall was transported to a local hospital where he died. Deputy Hall had been with the agency for seven years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hall gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hall.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff J. Elbert Hall 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept., 50 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. J. Elbert Hall's cause is highlighted.
How J. Elbert Hall Compares
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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