Goochland County Sheriff's Office, Virginia
End of Watch: Sunday, January 25, 1970
Age: 68
Tour of Duty: 42 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: January 24, 1970
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Joel Powers was killed in an automobile accident while he and a Virginia State Trooper responded to a fight-in-progress call.
The Trooper's patrol car was struck at the intersection of Route 6 and Route 600. Sheriff Powers suffered fatal injuries in the accident.
Sheriff Powers had served with the Goochland County Sheriff's Office for 42 years. He was survived by his wife, four children, his mother, four sisters, and nine brothers.
He is buried at Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Goochland County, Virginia.