Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Mac Hancock was killed in an automobile accident on the Levelland-Whiteface Highway while returning from Huntsville after dropping off a prisoner at 4 pm. His vehicle struck a piece of construction equipment during a heavy dust storm. Sheriff Hancock had served with the Cochran County Sheriff's Department for three years and served in law enforcement for 32 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, four sons, six daughters, and 13 grandchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
32 years. You could have gone home.
Sheriff Hancock gave the Cochran County Sheriff's Department 32 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Morton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Hancock.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Mac Wesley Hancock 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Cochran County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mac Wesley Hancock's cause is highlighted.
How Mac Wesley Hancock Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Mac Wesley Hancock is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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