Woodstock Police Department, Virginia
End of Watch: Saturday, September 17, 2005
Age: 53
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: August 6, 1985
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Gary Hoffman succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident 20 years earlier while responding to backup another officer. As he rounded a curve his patrol car left the roadway and overturned.
Officer Hoffman suffered a broken neck and was rendered a paraplegic. He remained in ill-health until passing away.
Officer Hoffman had served with the Woodstock Police Department for five years at the time of the accident.