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.