On a cold January night in 1981, the brief but dedicated law enforcement career of Patrolman Lawrence Dale Coker came to a tragic end on a roadside in Heidelberg, Mississippi. At 28 years old, Coker, a man new to the force with only two weeks of service, was engaged in the perilous duty of a high-speed pursuit. The vehicle he was chasing was clocked at over 100 miles per hour, a dangerous speed that necessitated immediate action.
After successfully stopping the speeding car, Patrolman Cok
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