Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Harrelson was killed in an automobile accident while on patrol near the intersection of Howell Street and Houston Street (Present day John Wesley Dobbs Avenue) in Atlanta. Sergeant Harrelson had served with the Georgia State Patrol for nine years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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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.
Sergeant Major Harrelson gave the Georgia State Patrol 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Major Harrelson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Major George W. Harrelson 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 Georgia State Patrol, 24 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 82.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George W. Harrelson's cause is highlighted.
How George W. Harrelson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George W. Harrelson is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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