Steve Loy Hood
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Master Sergeant

Steve Loy Hood

Accident
End of Watch May 29, 2009
Age 50
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Master Sergeant Steve Hood was killed in an automobile crash while pursuing a vehicle on State Highway 370 near the Lee County - Prentiss County line.

Sergeant Hood's vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, causing fatal injuries. Witnesses were able to identify the vehicle that Sergeant Hood was pursuing. The driver was later arrested and charged with felony fleeing and manslaughter and is currently serving seven years in a state correctional facility.

Sergeant Hood had served with the agency for 26 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and son.

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26 years. You could have gone home.
Master Sergeant Hood gave the Mississippi Department of Public Safety 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Mississippi. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Master Sergeant Hood.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Jackson, Hinds County, MS
Platform Identity mdpsmhp.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 29, 2009
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Vehicle pursuit
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Accident

Steve is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 2009, 57 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 81st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Steve was 50. 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. Steve had served 26 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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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 automobile, in 6.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol has 28 officers remembered here, Steve among them.

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Where

Master Sergeant Steve Loy Hood

Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol · End of Watch May 29, 2009

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 28-W

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