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Photograph: Patrolman Weaver H. Hogan

Patch image: North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina






Patrolman Weaver H. Hogan
North Carolina Highway Patrol
North Carolina

End of Watch: Tuesday, March 2, 1948

Biographical Info
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Date of Incident: Monday, March 1, 1948
Incident Location: Virginia
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Not available

Patrolman Hogan and Chief Charles Taylor, of the Sparta Police Department, were killed when their patrol car was forced off the road into a bridge abutment on State Route 21 south of Wytheville, Virginia. The two officers, along with a third officer, had chased the bootlegging suspects into Virginia from North

The third officer and Patrolman Hogan were both taken to a hospital in Wytheville. Patrolman Hogan succumbed to his injuries the following day.

Patrolman Hogan had served with the agency for 1 year and was assigned to Alleghany County. He was survived by his parents, four brothers, and four sisters.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: North Carolina Highway Patrol, North CarolinaChief of Police Charles Brantley Taylor
Sparta Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, March 1, 1948
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

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