Roll of Honor
Tony Jackson Garrett
Incident
Police Officer Tony Garrett succumbed to injuries he received in an automobile crash during a high-speed vehicle pursuit with an intoxicated driver that lasted for 45 minutes and went through two counties on December 26, 1975. Officer Garrett was a passenger in the patrol car that was pursuing a suspect who had run a Georgia State trooper off the road. During the pursuit, the patrol car overturned on a curve. Both officers were transported to the hospital, where Officer Garrett passed away from head injuries two days later. The other officer and the trooper were treated for minor injuries and released. The suspect was apprehended after pointing a gun at officers at a roadblock in Douglas County. He was charged with aggravated assault. Officer Garrett was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Carrollton Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, mother, sister, and brother.
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- April 2, 2026
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- 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.
Police Officer Garrett gave the Carrollton Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Carrollton 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
Tony Jackson Garrett served in the Army (1966â1969) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Tony Jackson Garrett 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 Carrollton Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tony Jackson Garrett's cause is highlighted.
How Tony Jackson Garrett Compares
Offender Outcome
Apprehended
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Tony Jackson Garrett is highlighted in Dec.
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