Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Preston Jones was killed in an automobile crash while responding to another officer's call for assistance at 2:00 a.m. He was traveling west on Mercer University Drive when he slid into a pole while passing another vehicle at Pio Nono Avenue. Sergeant Jones had served with the Macon Police Department for seven years. He was survived by his wife, who also served as a patrol officer with the Macon Police Department, two stepsons, mother, father, two sisters, and two brothers. His grandfather retired from the Macon Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, who also served as a patrol officer with the Macon Police Department, two stepsons, mother, father, two sisters, and two brothers.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Jones gave the Macon Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Macon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Jones.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Preston Kinney Jones 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 Macon Police Department, 6 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Preston Kinney Jones's cause is highlighted.
How Preston Kinney Jones Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Preston Kinney Jones is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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