Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Edward McCormack was killed when his patrol car was struck head on by a bus.
Patrolman McCormack was responding to a call and traveling on Old Montgomery Highway. His vehicle struck the bus head-on while going around a curve. The bus had crossed the centerline and was in Patrolman McCormack's lane.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman McCormack served with the Homewood Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Homewood community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman McCormack.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Edward Albert McCormack 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 Homewood 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. Edward Albert McCormack's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Albert McCormack Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Albert McCormack is highlighted in Mar.
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