1. Garrard County Coroner
Daryl Hodge has received the
highest award the State Coro-
ners Association bestows to
their members. On Thursday
April 24, while he was at-
tending the State CoronerAs-
sociation Conference in Lou-
isville, Coroner Daryl Hodge
received the Master Coroner
Award. At this time there are
only about 40-50 active Mas-
ter Coroners in the State.
There are three levels of
achievement for the coro-
ners: basic, advanced, and
master. Coroner Hodge has
reached all of these levels. To
obtain a Master Coroner the
coroner has to complete 300
postmortem examinations,
serve in the position for 12
years, be a member of the
coroner association for eight
years, and attend a minimum
of two coroners conferences.
Coroners are called to do
death investigations to de-
termine cause and manner of
death for any death that has
unknown facts or history. De-
cisions have to be made to be
.sure that the death is prop-
erly handled.
Coroners do not perform
autopsies, the forensic pa-
thologist conducts those in
Frankfort but on occasion a
coroner might assist. Coro-
ners can do their own toxi-
cology for drug screens by
drawing fluids as they have
been trained to do.
County Coroner Achieves
Highest Award
Dr. Bill Lee (R) President of the Kentucky Coroners Association
presents Garrard County Coroner Daryl Hodge with the Master Coro-
ners Award