Roll of Honor
Incident
Senior Patrol Officer Jimmy Brooks was killed in a motorcycle accident while en route to police headquarters to pick up his department-issued motorcycle at approximately 6:40 am.
He was driving his personal motorcycle, but wearing his police uniform, when an excavator pulled into his path at the intersection of Highway 51 and Hoy Road which resulted in a collision. He was transported to University of Mississippi Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.
Officer Brooks had served with the Madison Police Department for 10-1/2 years and had previously served with the Vicksburg Police Department for 21 years, including as its chief.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and five children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
31 years. You could have gone home.
Senior Patrol Officer Brooks gave the Madison Police Department 31 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Madison community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Patrol Officer Brooks.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Senior Patrol Officer James Gering Brooks, Sr. 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 MS, 89 of 349 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Madison Police Dept., 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Gering Brooks, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How James Gering Brooks, Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Gering Brooks, Sr. is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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