Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Micah Burks succumbed to injuries inflicted in an automobile accident four days earlier.
Sergeant Burks was driving on US 31 when the driver of a vehicle made a left hand turn in front of his patrol car, causing a collision. Sergeant Burks and two passengers from the other car were ejected from the vehicles.
The other two victims were killed instantly. Sergeant Burks suffered severe head and body trauma. He was transported to Baptist Medical Center South where he died four days later.
Sergeant Burks had served with the Autauga County Sheriff's Office for 15 years.
Sergeant Burks had served with the Autauga County Sheriff's Office for 15 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his son and daughter.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Burks gave the Autauga County Sheriff's Office 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Prattville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Burks.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Micah Joe Burks 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 Autauga County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Micah Joe Burks's cause is highlighted.
How Micah Joe Burks Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Micah Joe Burks is highlighted in Aug.
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