Roll of Honor
Rayford Alexander "Alex" Roberts
Incident
Deputy Alex Roberts was killed in an automobile accident.
The deputy had just marked out for his lunch break when his vehicle left the roadway and overturned several times. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Deputy Roberts had served with the Haralson County Sheriff's Office for five years.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother, sister, brother-in-law, nephew, and girlfriend.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Roberts gave the Haralson County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Buchanan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Roberts.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Rayford Alexander "Alex" Roberts 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. Rayford Alexander "Alex" Roberts's cause is highlighted.
How Rayford Alexander "Alex" Roberts Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Rayford Alexander "Alex" Roberts is highlighted in Dec.