Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer John Turner was killed in an automobile crash while pursuing a vehicle through Stone Mountain at 6:05 pm. His patrol car went out of control on South Main Street and struck a telephone pole just south of the city limits. The driver of the vehicle he was chasing was never identified. Officer Turner had served with the Stone Mountain Police Department for six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Turner gave the Stone Mountain Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Stone Mountain community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Turner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer John William Turner 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. John William Turner's cause is highlighted.
How John William Turner Compares
Offender Outcome
Never apprehended
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John William Turner is highlighted in Nov.