Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Gary Scott was killed in an automobile crash while participating in a vehicle pursuit on US 301 near Sylvania.
Sergeant Scott attempted to pull over a vehicle at 11:30 p.m., but the driver did not stop. The fleeing vehicle sideswiped another car while speeding through a stop sign. While performing a sudden evasive maneuver to avoid colliding with the fleeing vehicle, Sergeant Scott lost control of his patrol car and struck another vehicle.
The suspect vehicle fled the scene but wrecked several miles away and fled on foot. Two suspects were taken into custody the next day. The driver was convicted of homicide by vehicle in the first degree, reckless driving, driving under the influence, driving without insurance, and two counts of hit and run.
Sergeant Scott was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Sylvania Police Department for 28 years. His son serves as a deputy for a neighboring agency.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Scott gave the Sylvania Police Department 28 years.
Thank you for your service to the Sylvania community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Gary Grant Scott served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant Gary Grant Scott 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gary Grant Scott's cause is highlighted.
How Gary Grant Scott Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gary Grant Scott is highlighted in Feb.