Roll of Honor
Talmadge Hampton Smith
Incident
Assistant Chief Smith was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing US Highway 31. He was conducting door checks on local businesses when the incident occurred.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Assistant Chief of Police Smith served with the Evergreen Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Evergreen community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief of Police Smith.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Assistant Chief of Police Talmadge Hampton Smith 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Talmadge Hampton Smith's cause is highlighted.
How Talmadge Hampton Smith Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Talmadge Hampton Smith is highlighted in Jan.