Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer William Turner was killed in an automobile crash during a vehicle pursuit on Jonesboro Road, SE. Officer Turner, who was the passenger of a cruiser that had been in a high-speed chase involving auto theft suspects, was killed when his partner lost control of the police vehicle at a location known as "Dead Man's Curve" in front of 3399 Jonesboro Road, SE. The driver of the car that was being pursued was later arrested.
Survivors
Officer Turner was survived by his wife and son.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Turner gave the Atlanta Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Atlanta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Turner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer William Graham 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%.
At Atlanta Police Department, 29 of 88 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Graham Turner's cause is highlighted.
How William Graham Turner Compares
Offender Outcome
Arrested
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Graham Turner is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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