Randall Cook
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Deputy Sheriff

Randall Cook

Accident
End of Watch April 16, 1982
Age 28
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Randall Cook was killed when his vehicle collided with another at an intersection near Hindman.

Survivors

Deputy Cook was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-KY-9234C93A
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location Hindman, KY
Platform Identity kcso.knott.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 16, 1982
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Randall Cook 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 Knott County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 11.1% of this agency's fallen.

Knott County Sheriff's Office
1
of 9 officers
11.1% Accident
KY — Statewide
161
of 983 officers
16.4% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Randall Cook's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Randall Cook Compares

Age at End of Watch
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Randall Cook is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897