Cecil Hartwell Hoffman
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Patrolman

Cecil Hartwell Hoffman

Accident
End of Watch March 15, 1968
Age 27
The Vigil Panel 103 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Cecil Hoffman was killed in an automobile accident during a pursuit in Iredell County.

The bridge over the Catawba River on I-40 was dedicated as the Patrolman Cecil Hoffman Memorial Bridge in honor of Patrolman Hoffman.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hoffman served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hoffman.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Raleigh, NC
Platform Identity nchp.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 15, 1968
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Not available

The Sacrifice · Accident

Cecil is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1968, 100 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Cecil was 27. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was not available, in 1.6% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

North Carolina Highway Patrol has 69 officers remembered here, Cecil among them.

Across the years
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Where

Patrolman Cecil Hartwell Hoffman

North Carolina Highway Patrol · End of Watch March 15, 1968

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 43-E

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