Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Jimmy Cenescar was killed in a single-vehicle crash attempting to stop a fleeing motorcycle on Interstate 85 North at 5:39 p.m.
While pursuing a motorcycle for a traffic violation, Trooper Cenescar lost control of his patrol vehicle near Old Peachtree Road in Atlanta while maneuvering to avoid putting other drivers in danger. The motorcycle was traveling up to speeds of 140 miles per hour and weaving erratically between lanes. When the motorcycle made another lane split with vehicles in both lanes, Trooper Cenescar took evasive action to avoid the other vehicles, and his vehicle left the road and struck an embankment. He was transported to Northside Gwinnett Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The motorcycle driver continued to flee northbound. The subject was arrested a few days later and charged with felony murder, first-degree homicide, felony fleeing and attempting to elude, and reckless driving. He was sentenced to twenty years, with 17 years in prison, after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide, reckless driving, speeding, two counts each of driving without a license, operating a vehicle without insurance, and operating an unregistered vehicle.
Trooper Cenescar had served with the Georgia State Patrol for one year, assigned to Post 9, Marietta. He previously served with the Atlanta Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents, sister, three brothers, grandmother, cousins, and fiancée.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Cenescar gave the Georgia State Patrol 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Cenescar.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Jimmy Cenescar 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 Georgia State Patrol, 24 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 82.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jimmy Cenescar's cause is highlighted.
How Jimmy Cenescar Compares
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