Atlanta Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch: Thursday, October 17, 1963
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: 16 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: October 17, 1963
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Hiram Durrett was killed in a motorcycle crash while on patrol on the Northwest Expressway and Deering Road.
Officer Durrett was traveling south, pursuing a vehicle when his motorcycle skidded and struck a bridge abutment. The gasoline tank exploded on impact. He was transported to Grady Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Officer Durrett was a US Army Veteran of WWII and served with the Atlanta Police Department for nine years and served with the Fulton County Police Department before it merged with the Atlanta Police Department for at least seven years. He was survived by his wife, two sons, a sister and a brother.