JOSEPH ALAN COX JR

Officer Rank: Sergeant
Memorial Panel: 26-E: 31
Department: Allen County, Indiana, S.O.
End of Watch: February 12, 2017
Cause: PHYS
Age: 48
Years of Service: 19
Description: Sergeant Cox suffered a fatal heart attack after completing a vehicle crash call. Sergeant Cox responded to the scene with emergency lights and siren activated and arrived after 11 minutes. Sargent Cox was the on-duty supervisor and accident investigator. A horse drawn buggy had been struck by a vehicle and the buggy driver was ejected. After completing the call, Sergeant Cox gave the buggy rider a lift home. As Sergeant Cox left the residence he collapsed. Sergeant Cox was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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