| Lieutenant John William Hood Cobb County Police Department Georgia End of Watch: Saturday, June 25, 1960 Biographical Info Age: 69 Tour of Duty: 20 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Date of Incident: Saturday, June 18, 1960 Weapon Used: Automobile Suspect Info: Killed in accident Lieutenant Hood was killed when his cruiser was struck head-on by one of two racing vehicles. He was responding to a call about the two vehicles and was cresting a hill on State Highway 120 near Marietta, when one of the vehicles struck his cruiser at over 100 mph. The teenage driver of the vehicle was also killed in the accident. Lieutenant Hood succumbed to his injuries one week after the accident. Lieutenant Hood had been with his agency for over 20 years and was less than one month from retirement. |