Wilton L. Harrell

Georgia State Patrol — Atlanta, GA

Accident

End of Watch December 23, 1964

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Trooper Harrell was killed in an automobile accident while on duty. He had served with the agency for 12 years.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Harrell gave the Georgia State Patrol 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Harrell.

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

Agency

Department Georgia State Patrol

Location Atlanta, GA

Platform Identity ghp.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 23, 1964

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Wilton L. Harrell 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%.

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

of 29 officers

82.8% Accident

GA — Statewide

263

of 903 officers

29.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident