Roll of Honor
Howard Milford Brock
Incident
Patrolman Brock was killed when an automobile pulled in front of his patrol car while he was engaged in a high-speed pursuit. Patrolman Brock, a WWII veteran, was killed when his patrol car struck the culvert of a driveway and overturned.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 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.
Patrolman Brock gave the Alabama Department of Public Safety 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Alabama, 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
Howard Milford Brock served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Howard Milford Brock 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 Alabama Department of Public Safety, 21 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 72.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Howard Milford Brock's cause is highlighted.
How Howard Milford Brock Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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