Alabama Department of Public Safety, Alabama
End of Watch: Thursday, November 2, 1978
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: November 2, 1978
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Trooper Booker was killed in an automobile crash when his patrol car collided with a logging truck on Alabama Route 21, approximately 1-1/2 miles north of Talladega.
His patrol car became pinned between the truck and a bridge railing, before catching fire.
Trooper Booker had served with the Alabama Department of Public Safety for three years. He was survived by his wife and 2-year-old daughter.