Roll of Honor
Steve Loy Hood
Incident
Master Sergeant Steve Hood was killed in an automobile crash while pursuing a vehicle on State Highway 370 near the Lee County - Prentiss County line.
Sergeant Hood's vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, causing fatal injuries. Witnesses were able to identify the vehicle that Sergeant Hood was pursuing. The driver was later arrested and charged with felony fleeing and manslaughter and is currently serving seven years in a state correctional facility.
Sergeant Hood had served with the agency for 26 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and son.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
26 years. You could have gone home.
Master Sergeant Hood gave the Mississippi Department of Public Safety 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Mississippi. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Master Sergeant Hood.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Master Sergeant Steve Loy Hood 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 MS, 89 of 349 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, 17 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Steve Loy Hood's cause is highlighted.
How Steve Loy Hood Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with manslaughter
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Steve Loy Hood is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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