Bio & Incident Details
Age: 44
Tour: 1 year, 6 months
Badge # Not available
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Location: Virginia
Incident Date: 3/1/1948
Weapon: Automobile
Suspect: Not available
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Chief Taylor and Patrolman Weaver Hogan, of the North Carolina Highway Patrol, 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 Carolina.
The third officer was injured in the accident.
Chief Taylor had served with the agency for 18 months. He was survived by his wife, father, and eight siblings.
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