Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Justin White succumbed to injuries sustained on October 30th, 2016, while responding to a medical emergency call.
He was traveling around a curve on Highway 162 when his patrol car left the roadway and overturned at Mote Road. Deputy White, who was not wearing his seatbelt, became trapped inside the vehicle. Emergency crews extricated him from the vehicle and he was transported to Atlanta Medical Center. He remained in the hospital until succumbing to his injuries on November 15th, 2016.
Deputy White had served with the Newton County Sheriff's Office for four years.
Survivors
He is survived by his daughter and girlfriend.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff White gave the Newton County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Covington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff White.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Justin Scott White 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. Justin Scott White's cause is highlighted.
How Justin Scott White Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Justin Scott White is highlighted in Nov.