Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Dallas Hinton was killed in an automobile crash on U.S. 43 in Clarke County, near mile marker 90, at approximately 4:45 a.m.
Officer Hinton was driving his patrol vehicle north when he collided with the rear end of a tractor-trailer, also traveling north; despite life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officer Hinton was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Thomasville Police Department for two years.
Survivors
Officer Hinton had been with the Thomasville Police Department for two years and had previously served with the United States Marine Corps. Survivors include his father, two sisters, and his fiancée.
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- April 23, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Hinton gave the Thomasville Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Thomasville community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Dallas Hinton served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Dallas Hinton 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 Thomasville Police Department, 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. Dallas Hinton's cause is highlighted.
How Dallas Hinton Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dallas Hinton is highlighted in Apr.
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