Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 4, 1974
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: 24 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: September 4, 1974
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Chief Deputy Sheriff George Allen was killed in a vehicle crash while transporting an inmate from the county jail to Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh.
The patrol car collided with a tractor-trailer cab on Highway 49, near Rocky River Road, in Cabarrus County. Chief Deputy Allen and a civilian assisting with the transport were both killed. The prisoner was injured.
Chief Deputy Allen had served with the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office for 24 years. He was survived by his brother, who served as the county sheriff at the time.