Preston Kinney Jones
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Sergeant

Preston Kinney Jones

Macon Police Department — Macon, GA
Accident
End of Watch October 27, 1989
Age 28
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Preston Jones was killed in an automobile crash while responding to another officer's call for assistance at 2:00 a.m. He was traveling west on Mercer University Drive when he slid into a pole while passing another vehicle at Pio Nono Avenue. Sergeant Jones had served with the Macon Police Department for seven years. He was survived by his wife, who also served as a patrol officer with the Macon Police Department, two stepsons, mother, father, two sisters, and two brothers. His grandfather retired from the Macon Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, who also served as a patrol officer with the Macon Police Department, two stepsons, mother, father, two sisters, and two brothers.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Jones gave the Macon Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Macon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Jones.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Macon, GA
Platform Identity mpd.bibb.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 27, 1989
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Preston Kinney Jones 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 Macon Police Department, 6 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Macon Police Department
6
of 12 officers
50% 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. Preston Kinney Jones's cause is highlighted.

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

How Preston Kinney Jones Compares

Age at Death
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Preston Kinney Jones is highlighted in Oct.

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