Louis O. Cochran
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Louis O. Cochran

Felonious
End of Watch December 22, 1958
Age 45
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Badge 59
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Louis Cochran was killed when his patrol car was rear-ended by a drunk driver while he was stopped on U.S. 80, three miles east of Dateland. The drunk driver was also killed in the accident, which caused Officer Cochran's vehicle to become engulfed in flames. Officer Cochran had served with the Arizona Department of Public Safety for almost 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Cochran gave the Arizona Department of Public Safety 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arizona. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Cochran.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Phoenix, AZ
Platform Identity adps.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 22, 1958
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 45
Badge Number 59
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Louis is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1958, 63 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 119th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Louis was 45. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Louis had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.8%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

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His people

Arizona Department of Public Safety has 31 officers remembered here, Louis among them.

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Where

Officer Louis O. Cochran

Arizona Department of Public Safety · End of Watch December 22, 1958

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 35-W

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