Roll of Honor
Incident
Investigator Donald Crooms was killed in a vehicle crash on Moody Road near Willingham Drive in Warner Robins at about 12:30 pm.
An oncoming vehicle crossed the center line and struck Investigator Crooms' department vehicle head-on. The collision caused Investigator Crooms' vehicle to strike a third vehicle traveling in the same direction.
Investigator Crooms had served with the Houston County District Attorney's Office for two years and had served in law enforcement for 36 years. He had previously served with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office for 25 years, the Georgia Public Safety Training Center for three years, and the Middle Georgia University Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, three sons, mother, brother, and two nephews.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
36 years. You could have gone home.
Investigator Crooms gave the Houston County District Attorney's Office 36 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Perry community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Investigator Crooms.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Investigator Donald Richard Crooms 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. Donald Richard Crooms's cause is highlighted.
How Donald Richard Crooms Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Donald Richard Crooms is highlighted in Mar.