Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Eric Salter died after being involved in a single vehicle accident while transporting two prisoners.
Deputy Salter was driving the two prisoners to jail when his patrol car struck an oil patch on U.S. Route 1 and flipped over three times. A second deputy's patrol car also flipped when it struck the same oil patch as he was responding to assist Deputy Salter. Deputy Salter was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead approximately two hours later.
Survivors
Deputy Salter had been in law enforcement for five years, and is survived by his wife and three young daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Salter gave the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Salter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Eric Scott Salter 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 GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Eric Scott Salter's cause is highlighted.
How Eric Scott Salter Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Eric Scott Salter is highlighted in Jan.