Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff J.W. Foster was killed when his patrol car was struck by a train at the Jamerson Road crossing near Canton Road.
Deputy Foster had served with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office for one year and had previously served with the Cobb County Police Department.
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You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Foster gave the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Canton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Foster.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff J. W. Foster 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 Cherokee County Sheriff's Dept., 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. J. W. Foster's cause is highlighted.
How J. W. Foster Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. J. W. Foster is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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