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Deputy Sheriff William Ricky Hudson | Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

Deputy Sheriff

William Ricky Hudson

Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

End of Watch: Thursday, February 22, 1990

Biographical Info

Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Date of Incident: February 22, 1990
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Committed suicide

Deputy William Hudson was killed in a vehicle crash resulting from a vehicle pursuit.

Deputy Hudson was pursuing a shooting suspect at 1:13 am. He was attempting to stop at an intersection when his patrol car skidded 26 feet into a tractor-trailer. The vehicle being pursued did not contain the shooting suspect that officers believed they were chasing.

The suspect, however, was apprehended the next day. The man committed suicide by hanging himself in his jail cell two weeks after his guilty plea.

Deputy Hudson had served with the Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office for over five years. He was survived by his wife, four children, and parents.