Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Thomas Hood was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while directing traffic at a Tennessee Valley Authority work site on US Highway 11 south of Loudon, Tennessee.
Officer Hood had served with the Tennessee Valley Authority Police Department for 28 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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28 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Hood gave the Tennessee Valley Authority Police 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Knoxville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Hood.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Thomas Harold Hood 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Tennessee Valley Authority Police, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Harold Hood's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Harold Hood Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Harold Hood is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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