Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Ann Guinta was killed in an automobile crash while responding to a report of a fight aboard a transit bus.
As she came over a slight hill on North Decatur Road, near Gifford Drive, she swerved to the right to avoid striking a vehicle that was in the left-hand lane. Her patrol car clipped the back of the truck and turned onto its side in a wooded ravine. The top of the patrol car struck a tree, pinning her inside.
Officer Guinta had served with the DeKalb County Police Department for five years.
Survivors
She is survived by her 6-year-old son.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Guinta gave the DeKalb County Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tucker community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Guinta.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Ann Marie Guinta is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At DeKalb County Police Department, 17 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 51.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ann Marie Guinta's cause is highlighted.
How Ann Marie Guinta Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ann Marie Guinta is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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