Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Bill Hooser was struck and killed by the driver of a tractor-trailer that was fleeing a traffic stop on I-15 near mile marker 244 in Santaquin.
A Utah Highway Patrol trooper and Sergeant Hooser initiated a traffic stop at 6:30 a.m. after reports of a person standing on the back of a semi-trailer. The driver fled and turned his tractor-trailer around, driving south on the northbound lanes, when he hit Sergeant Hooser in his patrol car, and the trooper's vehicle. Sergeant Hooser was killed instantly.
The subject fled on foot and stole a truck. He was apprehended after crashing the truck during a short pursuit. He has been charged with capital murder.
Sergeant Hooser had served with the Santaquin Police Department for seven years and previously served with the San Juan County Sheriff's Office (New Mexico) for two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and a granddaughter.
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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.
Sergeant Hooser gave the Santaquin Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Santaquin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hooser.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Bill Hooser is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In UT, 84 of 138 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.9% of this state's fallen. That is 6.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bill Hooser's cause is highlighted.
How Bill Hooser Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with capital murder
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Bill Hooser is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Bill Hooser was killed by automobile; commercial.