Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Jerome Jackson was killed when his patrol car was involved in a crash.
He was on duty in his patrol car and was pulling out of the Sheriff's Office parking lot when his car was struck head-on by a minivan. Deputy Jackson was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.
Deputy Jackson had served with the McDuffie County Sheriff's Office for 15 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and child.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Jackson gave the McDuffie County Sheriff's Office 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Thomson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Jackson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Jerome Jackson 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. Jerome Jackson's cause is highlighted.
How Jerome Jackson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jerome Jackson is highlighted in Jun.