Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff William Cobb was killed in an automobile accident while in a high speed pursuit.
Survivors
Sheriff Cobb is survived by his wife and son.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Cobb served with the Hart County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Munfordville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Cobb.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff William Donald Cobb 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Donald Cobb's cause is highlighted.
How William Donald Cobb Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Donald Cobb is highlighted in Aug.