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Sergeant Walter W. Cox | Idaho State Police, Idaho
Idaho State Police, Idaho

Sergeant

Walter W. Cox

Idaho State Police, Idaho

End of Watch: Friday, March 6, 1970

Biographical Info

Age: 48
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: March 6, 1970
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Sergeant Cox was killed when his patrol car was struck by a train at a crossing in northern Idaho. It is not known why Sergeant Cox failed to see the train approaching.
Sergeant Cox had been with tha agency for 19 years and was survived by his wife and three children.