Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Eldon Milstead was killed in an automobile crash while pursuing suspected moonshiners. As Deputy Milstead and his partner were traveling over a small rise in the road, another car pulled out in front of them. His partner and three people in the other car were all hospitalized. A juvenile died the following day. Deputy Milstead had served with the Floyd County Sheriff's Office for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Milstead gave the Floyd County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rome community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Milstead.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Roy Eldon Milstead 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. Roy Eldon Milstead's cause is highlighted.
How Roy Eldon Milstead Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Roy Eldon Milstead is highlighted in Jun.