Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Nicholas Carhart and Sergeant Albert Alcorn were killed in an automobile accident on Route 72, one mile west of Route 93, in Jefferson County.
Sergeant Alcorn was conducting a training review of Patrolman Carhart during his rookie year. As the vehicle was rounding a curve it left the road and both officers were killed.
Patrolman Carhart had been with the agency for three months.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Carhart served with the Colorado State Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of Colorado. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Carhart.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Nicholas A. Carhart 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 CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Colorado State Patrol, 19 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nicholas A. Carhart's cause is highlighted.
How Nicholas A. Carhart Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Nicholas A. Carhart is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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