Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Todd Helcher was killed in an automobile crash when the driver of another vehicle turned in front of his department pickup truck on GA 365 at 8:30 am.
The collision caused Sergeant Helcher's vehicle to overturn, and he was ejected. He was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Sergeant Helcher was a United States Navy Desert Storm veteran who had served with the Braselton Police Department for 1 year and had served in law enforcement for 10 years. He is survived by his wife and three children. A son
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Sergeant Helcher gave the Braselton Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Braselton community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
K. Todd Helcher served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant K. Todd Helcher 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. K. Todd Helcher's cause is highlighted.
How K. Todd Helcher Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. K. Todd Helcher is highlighted in Jul.