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Around 2:00 p.m. Motorcycle Officer Hugh S. Fuller was en route to a vehicle accident at Ninth and Broad streets. Just one block from the accident scene he struck the side of a motorist making a turn in the intersection of Ninth and Bluff streets. The motorist was en route to the hospital to see his seriously ill wife. He accompanied the injured officer to the hospital. Officer Fuller died one hour later at 3:00 p.m. at Wichita Falls Clinic Hospital. Fuller had been a night patrolman and had transferred to the motorcycle unit several weeks earlier. He had been well known motorcycle racer since he was a teenager and had won many awards. Fuller’s wrecked motorcycle was placed in the lobby of the police station for many years.
Officer Fuller was survived by his wife, Sallie, and his parents. They had a daughter born on August 5, 1927 who died two days later. He was buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Wichita Falls.
Survivors
Officer Fuller was survived by his wife, Sallie, and his parents.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Fuller served with the Wichita Falls Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Wichita Falls community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Fuller.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Wichita Falls Police Department has lost 7 officers; 4 of them lost to accidents.
Hugh is one of 657 officers lost to accidents in TX, 27.1% of the 2,422 remembered there.
Hugh is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Hugh is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,102 remembered here.
34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1927, 10 officers in TX were lost to accidents, the 7th heaviest of 136 years on record. The heaviest was 1994, with 14.
In 1927, 114 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1927, 119 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Hugh was 20. Of the 626 lost to accidents in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 46; the middle age was 36.
Hugh was 20. 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.
Hugh was 20. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
October holds 9.7% of these deaths in TX; December holds the most, 11.7%. Saturdays: 18%.
October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
October holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 57.1% of all 7 deaths at Wichita Falls Police Department, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 27.1% of all 2,422 deaths in TX, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,102 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Wichita Falls Police Department has 7 officers remembered here, Hugh among them.
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 44-W
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