Geoffrey W. G. Stone
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Police Officer

Geoffrey W. G. Stone

Vestavia Hills Police Department — Vestavia Hills, AL
Accident Veteran →
End of Watch January 6, 2008
Age 42
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Geoffrey Stone was killed in a motorcycle crash when he collided with a deer on Valleydale Road. He was then struck by two oncoming vehicles.

Officer Stone was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Persian Gulf War and had served with the Vestavia Hills Police Department for 15 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and five children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-AL-B9F3B1DE
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April 2, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Stone gave the Vestavia Hills Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Vestavia Hills community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Vestavia Hills, AL
Platform Identity vhpd.jefferson.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 6, 2008
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Geoffrey W. G. Stone served in the Air Force (1985–1995) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Geoffrey W. G. Stone 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Vestavia Hills Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Vestavia Hills Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
AL — Statewide
182
of 643 officers
28.3% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Geoffrey W. G. Stone's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Geoffrey W. G. Stone Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
15
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Geoffrey W. G. Stone is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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