Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Pearl Martin succumbed to injuries he received in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Monroe Drive and Park Drive, NE, in Atlanta. Officer Martin was traveling south on Monroe Drive when a northbound car turned left and struck his motorcycle. The driver was charged with failing to grant the right of way. He was transported to Gray Hospital, where he succumbed to head injuries 16 days later. Officer Martin was a United States Army WWII veteran and served with the Atlanta Police Department for at least 11 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, and parents.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Martin gave the Atlanta Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Atlanta community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Pearl Martin served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Officer Pearl Martin 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. Pearl Martin's cause is highlighted.
How Pearl Martin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Pearl Martin is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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