Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Phillips was killed when he was struck by a vehicle at the scene of another traffic accident between Avondale Estates and Lithonia. Officer Phillips and his partner had just terminated a police pursuit after the suspects vehicle crash. As both officers were arresting the driver they were both struck by a oncoming vehicle. Officer Phillips was taken to Wesley Memorial Hospital where he died an hour after arriving.
Survivors
Officer Phillips served with the Dekalb County Police Department for four years and was survived by his wife and daughter.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Phillips gave the DeKalb County Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tucker community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Phillips.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Charles Linton Phillips is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,585 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 DeKalb County Police Department, 17 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 51.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Linton Phillips's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Linton Phillips Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Linton Phillips is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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