Michael Sean Thomas
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Deputy Sheriff

Michael Sean Thomas

Accident
End of Watch May 25, 2008
Age 32
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Michael Thomas died of injuries he sustained one month earlier when his department motorcycle collided with a pick-up truck.

He was on patrol and traveling west on Emery Highway. As he approached Lakeside Road, a pick-up truck pulled out in front of him. Deputy Thomas collided into the truck and was thrown from his motorcycle. He was taken to The Medical Center of Central Georgia, where he died one month later from his injuries.

Deputy Thomas had served with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office for eight years.

Survivors

He is survived by his two children and parents.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas gave the Bibb County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Macon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Thomas.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Macon, Bibb County, GA
Platform Identity bcso.bibb.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 25, 2008
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff Michael Sean Thomas is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In GA, 264 of 905 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Bibb County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.

Bibb County Sheriff's Office
5
of 12 officers
41.7% Accident
GA — Statewide
264
of 905 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Sean Thomas's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Michael Sean Thomas Compares

Age at Death
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Sean Thomas is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location