Tyrone Collier Dillard
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Trooper

Tyrone Collier Dillard

Georgia State Patrol — Atlanta, GA
Accident
End of Watch February 3, 1977
Age 33
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Badge 612
The Vigil Panel 118 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Tyrone Dillard succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was struck by an automobile while working at an accident scene on Athens Highway in Gainesville, Georgia. Trooper Dillard had served with the Georgia State Patrol for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-GA-9831170E
Stewardship
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Dillard gave the Georgia State Patrol 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Dillard.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Atlanta, GA
Platform Identity ghp.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 3, 1977
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 33
Badge Number 612
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Tyrone Collier Dillard 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 Georgia State Patrol, 24 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 82.8% of this agency's fallen.

Georgia State Patrol
24
of 29 officers
82.8% 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. Tyrone Collier Dillard's cause is highlighted.

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

How Tyrone Collier Dillard Compares

Age at Death
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
10
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Tyrone Collier Dillard is highlighted in Feb.

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