Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Earl Scott was killed in an automobile crash on the Logan-Huntington Highway near Salt Rock, Cabell County, West Virginia.
He had traveled to West Virginia with another deputy and Pike County attorney to extradite two prisoners to Pike County. The prisoners had been placed in a West Virginia State Police patrol car, and they were caravaning to Huntington to appear for an extradition hearing. A state highway truck attempted to pass Sheriff Scott's car but cut back into his lane too early and struck the front fender. His car went out of control and overturned, ejecting him and then landing on top of him.
The driver of the state highway truck was immediately arrested and charged with manslaughter.
Sheriff Scott had served with the Pike County Sheriff's Office for five years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and son. His wife served as sheriff until a new sheriff was appointed.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Scott gave the Pike County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pikeville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Scott.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Earl Scott 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Pike County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 16 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Earl Scott's cause is highlighted.
How Earl Scott Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Earl Scott is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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