Leo Glover
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Police Officer

Leo Glover

Florence Police Department — Florence, AL
Accident
End of Watch May 23, 1974
Age 35
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Leo Glover was killed in a motorcycle accident when his police motorcycle was struck head-on by another vehicle during a light rain. Another car had stopped to make a left turn when the car skidded to avoid a collision and struck Officer Glover. He was en route to provide traffic control at an intersection of three roads near a school zone. Officer Glover had served with the Florence Police Department for 11 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three sons.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Glover gave the Florence Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Florence community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Glover.

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

Agency

Location Florence, AL
Platform Identity fpd.lauderdale.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 23, 1974
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Leo Glover 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Florence Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Florence Police Department
2
of 3 officers
66.7% Accident
AL — Statewide
182
of 643 officers
28.3% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leo Glover's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Leo Glover Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
11
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Leo Glover is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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