Anthony Greg Cogdill
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Senior Trooper

Anthony Greg Cogdill

Felonious
End of Watch May 30, 2003
Age 32
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Senior Trooper Anthony Cogdill was killed when his patrol car was struck by a tractor trailer on I-40, near NC 209, in Haywood County.

Trooper Cogdill was conducting a traffic stop at 3:00 pm when the semi struck the patrol car from behind, pushing it approximately 100 yards. The driver of the car that he had stopped was also injured. Witnesses reported that the tractor trailer had been driven recklessly and had been swerving in and out of traffic immediately before the collision. The incident occurred at the same location on I-40, and under similar circumstances, where Trooper Calvin Taylor was killed 19 months earlier.

The driver of the truck was found to have been under the influence of narcotics at the time of the incident. Additionally, his truck was determined to have defective brakes. He was charged with murder in connection with Trooper Cogdill's death, but found guilty of the lesser charge of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle. He was sentenced to only 45 days in jail with credit for time served.

In August 2004 a bridge on Highway 209, crossing I-40, was renamed the "Trooper Anthony C. Cogdill Memorial Bridge."

Trooper Cogdill had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for six years, and was assigned to Troop G, District 5, in Haywood County. He had previously served with the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office for three years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, 3-year-old son, and his parents.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Senior Trooper Cogdill gave the North Carolina Highway Patrol 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Trooper Cogdill.

— 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 May 30, 2003
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Vehicular assault
Weapon Automobile; Narcotics involved

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Anthony is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 2003, 64 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 117th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Anthony was 32. 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. Anthony had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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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; narcotics involved, in 0.1% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

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

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Where

Senior Trooper Anthony Greg Cogdill

North Carolina Highway Patrol · End of Watch May 30, 2003

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 11-W

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