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Officer

Joseph Halbert Leavelle, Jr.

Eutaw Police Department — Eutaw, AL

Accident

End of Watch June 13, 1971

Age 21

Tour of Duty 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Officer Leavelle and Officer Wiley Clark were killed in an automobile accident while pursuing a vehicle that had been driving in a reckless manner at 0200 hours. The driver of the vehicle was never apprehended.

Survivors

Officer Leavelle had served with the agency for only 6 months and was survived by his wife, parents, sister, and two brothers.

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.
Officer Leavelle served with the Eutaw Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Eutaw community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Leavelle.

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

Agency

Department Eutaw Police Department

Location Eutaw, AL

Platform Identity epd.greene.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 13, 1971

Tour of Duty 6 mo

Age 21

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Offender Never apprehended

Officer Joseph Halbert Leavelle, Jr. 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 Eutaw Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Eutaw Police Department

of 2 officers

100% 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. Joseph Halbert Leavelle, Jr.'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 Joseph Halbert Leavelle, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

0.5

This officer

Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

Offender Outcome

Never apprehended

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Halbert Leavelle, Jr. is highlighted in Jun.

Jan

820

Feb

730

Mar

748

Apr

707

May

847

Jun

795

Jul

897

Aug

937

Sep

913

Oct

925

Nov

872

Dec

897

Others Who Wore This Badge

1 officer from Eutaw Police Department are honored on badge.nw.

Patrolman

Wiley Ashley Clark, III

Jun 13, 1971

Accident