Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant John Hackett and Patrolman James Parker were killed in a police helicopter accident along McCoy Road south of Reidsville. The helicopter they were flying struck high-tension wires adjacent to a recently constructed bridge at 10:30 a.m. Sergeant Hackett was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for 35 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, son, brother, and two grandchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Hackett gave the North Carolina Highway Patrol 35 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John Scott Hackett, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant John Scott Hackett, Jr. 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 NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.
At North Carolina Highway Patrol, 41 of 69 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 59.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Scott Hackett, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How John Scott Hackett, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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