Incident
Special Agent Kevin Hogan was killed in an automobile crash when his patrol car was hit head-on by a gravel truck at the entrance to an automobile unloading facility off of Route 526 near the Reisor Yard in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Survivors
Special Agent Hogan is survived by his wife, son, daughter, father, sister, and seven brothers.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Hogan served with the Union Pacific Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Omaha community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Hogan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Union Pacific Railroad Police Department has lost 21 officers; 8 of them lost to accidents.
Kevin is one of 36 officers lost to accidents in NE, 23.8% of the 151 remembered there.
Kevin is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Kevin is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1991, 1 officer at Union Pacific Railroad Police Department was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1991, 1 officer in NE was lost to accidents, the 5th heaviest of 32 years on record. The heaviest was 1917, with 2.
In 1991, 52 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 90th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1991, 62 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 86th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Kevin was 40. Of the 6 lost to accidents at Union Pacific Railroad Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 27.8 and 37.3; the middle age was 31.
Kevin was 40. Of the 33 lost to accidents in NE whose age is recorded, half were between 32 and 53; the middle age was 40.
Kevin was 40. 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.
Kevin was 40. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
January holds 25% of these deaths at Union Pacific Railroad Police Department, more than any other month. Fridays: 12.5%.
January holds 13.9% of these deaths in NE, more than any other month. Fridays: 22.2%.
January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.
January holds 8.1% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Fridays: 15%.
How
Accident deaths account for 38.1% of all 21 deaths at Union Pacific Railroad Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 23.8% of all 151 deaths in NE, 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 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Union Pacific Railroad Police Department has 21 officers remembered here, Kevin among them.
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Henry Vincents
Aug 19, 1878
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William E. Ransom
Jan 29, 1894
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William C. Downing Jan 29, 1901
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Thomas Gentleman Jan 8, 1904
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Theodore Franklin Wiser Sep 10, 1904
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Edward Scott Mar 28, 1910
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William Floyd Aug 4, 1910
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Lloyd James Spaur
Aug 4, 1912
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George Shindle
Jul 3, 1916
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Ray Watson Daugherty
Nov 19, 1917
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George R. Stewart Jul 27, 1918
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Jess L. Sitton Mar 4, 1922
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William Ford Sherman
Aug 31, 1927
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Eldon L. Smith Aug 4, 1932
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Norman G. Fowler Aug 29, 1932
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Ralph Ransom Taylor
Oct 14, 1933
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Gerald A. Schuett
Dec 22, 1968
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Dean L. McLaughlin Apr 6, 1977
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Larry Eugene Boles
Jul 9, 1977
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Kevin Patrick Hogan Jan 18, 1991
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Aaron Garcia
May 7, 2008
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 39-W
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