Correctional Officer Hoyt L. Ergle
Correctional Officer Hoyt L. Ergle
Florida Department of Corrections, Florida
End of Watch Tuesday, December 15, 1987
Add to My HeroesHoyt L. Ergle
Correctional Officer Hoyt Ergle succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained 29 years earlier when he was accidentally shot in the neck while on the department's firing range.
The round severed his spinal cord, rendering him a permanent paraplegic.
Officer Ergle was assigned to the Avon Park Correctional Institution at the time of the incident. He was survived by his wife, four children, and eight grandchildren.
Bio
- Age 56
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire (Inadvertent)
- Incident Date Saturday, July 19, 1958
Most Recent Reflection
View all 14 ReflectionsRest in peace Corrections Officer Ergle. Tragic and sad. A hero forever. I'm glad your family forgave your partner's careless actions. Not sure I would have. Every accident can be preventable with some measure of thought.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
December 12, 2018
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