Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant George Terry and Matron Lucille Helm were killed when their vehicle was struck head-on by another vehicle as they were returning from transporting a female mental patient.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Terry served with the Madera County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Madera community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Terry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant George Harvey Terry 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Madera County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Harvey Terry's cause is highlighted.
How George Harvey Terry Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Harvey Terry is highlighted in Jul.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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