Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Terry Adams was killed in a motorcycle crash on Tift Avenue near Potts Road in Tifton at 12:59 p.m.
Officer Adams was en route to assist another officer and had his emergency equipment activated when a pickup truck pulled out of a shopping center, causing him to collide with the driver's side door. He succumbed to his injuries while being transported to a local hospital.
Officer Adams had served with the Tifton Police Department for seven years and previously served with law enforcement in Alabama.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Adams gave the Tifton Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tifton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Adams.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Terrell Lee "Terry" Adams 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 Tifton Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Terrell Lee "Terry" Adams's cause is highlighted.
How Terrell Lee "Terry" Adams Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Terrell Lee "Terry" Adams is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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