Patrolman Weaver H. Hogan
North Carolina Highway Patrol End of Watch: March 2, 1948
Age 26, Tour of Duty: 1 year.
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Date of Incident: Monday, March 1, 1948.
Location: Virginia. Weapon used: Automobile.
Patrolman Hogan and Chief Charles Taylor, of the Sparta Police Department, were killed when their patrol car was forced off the road into a bridge abutment on State Route 21 south of Wytheville, Virginia. The two officers, along with a third officer, had chased the bootlegging suspects into Virginia from North Carolina.
The third officer and Patrolman Hogan were both taken to a hospital in Wytheville. Patrolman Hogan succumbed to his injuries the following day.
Patrolman Hogan had served with the agency for 1 year and was assigned to Alleghany County. He was survived by his parents, four brothers, and four sisters.
North Carolina Highway Patrol End of Watch: March 2, 1948
Age 26, Tour of Duty: 1 year.
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Date of Incident: Monday, March 1, 1948.
Location: Virginia. Weapon used: Automobile.
Patrolman Hogan and Chief Charles Taylor, of the Sparta Police Department, were killed when their patrol car was forced off the road into a bridge abutment on State Route 21 south of Wytheville, Virginia. The two officers, along with a third officer, had chased the bootlegging suspects into Virginia from North Carolina.
The third officer and Patrolman Hogan were both taken to a hospital in Wytheville. Patrolman Hogan succumbed to his injuries the following day.
Patrolman Hogan had served with the agency for 1 year and was assigned to Alleghany County. He was survived by his parents, four brothers, and four sisters.
Patrolman Weaver H. Hogan
North Carolina Highway Patrol End of Watch: March 2, 1948
Age 26, Tour of Duty: 1 year.
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Date of Incident: Monday, March 1, 1948.
Location: Virginia. Weapon used: Automobile.
Patrolman Hogan and Chief Charles Taylor, of the Sparta Police Department, were killed when their patrol car was forced off the road into a bridge abutment on State Route 21 south of Wytheville, Virginia. The two officers, along with a third officer, had chased the bootlegging suspects into Virginia from North Carolina.
The third officer and Patrolman Hogan were both taken to a hospital in Wytheville. Patrolman Hogan succumbed to his injuries the following day.
Patrolman Hogan had served with the agency for 1 year and was assigned to Alleghany County. He was survived by his parents, four brothers, and four sisters.
North Carolina Highway Patrol End of Watch: March 2, 1948
Age 26, Tour of Duty: 1 year.
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Date of Incident: Monday, March 1, 1948.
Location: Virginia. Weapon used: Automobile.
Patrolman Hogan and Chief Charles Taylor, of the Sparta Police Department, were killed when their patrol car was forced off the road into a bridge abutment on State Route 21 south of Wytheville, Virginia. The two officers, along with a third officer, had chased the bootlegging suspects into Virginia from North Carolina.
The third officer and Patrolman Hogan were both taken to a hospital in Wytheville. Patrolman Hogan succumbed to his injuries the following day.
Patrolman Hogan had served with the agency for 1 year and was assigned to Alleghany County. He was survived by his parents, four brothers, and four sisters.
Gravesite Details
Trooper Hogan's birthplace, Brasstown, is an unincorporated community mostly located within Clay County, North Carolina, though roughly one third of Brasstown is within the adjacent Cherokee County.
