William Hiram Newman

Copiah County Sheriff's Office — Gallman, MS

Accident

End of Watch May 15, 1936

Age 51

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Deputy Sheriff W. Hiram Newman succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicle crash the previous day while on duty.

His car collided with an oncoming vehicle as both crested a hill approximately one mile and a half east of Crystal Springs. A passerby discovered them unconscious several hours after the crash. Deputy Newman was taken to the Jackson Infirmary where he succumbed to his injuries the following day.

Deputy Newman was serving as a deputy sheriff and had just been elected the constable of Beat Five. He was a widower and survived by several children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Newman served with the Copiah County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Gallman community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Newman.

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

Agency

Department Copiah County Sheriff's Office

Location Gallman, MS

Platform Identity ccso.copiah.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 15, 1936

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff William Hiram Newman 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 MS, 89 of 349 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Copiah County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Copiah County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

80% Accident

MS — Statewide

of 349 officers

25.5% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident