Hiram Frazier Cole

Talladega County Sheriff's Department — Talladega, AL

Accident

End of Watch January 8, 1955

Age 55

Tour of Duty 8 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Frazier Cole and Deputy Sheriff Dan Hubbard were struck and killed by a drunk driver while inspecting another vehicle on Renfro Road at 9:00 p.m. Deputy Cole and Deputy Hubbard had pulled over another vehicle and were standing behind the car when a taxi slammed into them. The impact pushed the patrol vehicle onto the pavement, sent Deputy Cole under the taxi, and threw Deputy Hubbard to the side of the road. The passenger in the taxi was seriously hurt. The driver admitted to drinking and had a blood alcohol level of 2.0. He was convicted of first-degree manslaughter and sentenced to five years and one day. Deputy Cole had served with the Talladega County Sheriff's Department for eight months and previously served as a night watchman.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, father, two brothers, and five sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Cole served with the Talladega County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Talladega community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Cole.

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

Agency

Department Talladega County Sheriff's Department

Location Talladega, AL

Platform Identity tcso.talladega.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 8, 1955

Tour of Duty 8 mo

Age 55

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Not available

Offender Five years and one day

Deputy Sheriff Hiram Frazier Cole 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 Talladega County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Talladega County Sheriff's Department

of 4 officers

50% Accident

AL — Statewide

182

of 643 officers

28.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident