Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Peter Faatz succumbed to injuries he received when his patrol car collided with an ambulance at the intersection of Hank Aaron Drive and Milton Avenue, near Turner Field, as both vehicles were responding to a shooting call.
Both vehicles had their sirens and lights activated when they collided at the intersection. Officer Faatz was the only person in the squad car. The occupants of the ambulance were not critically injured.
Officer Faatz had served with the Atlanta Police Department for 16 months.
Rest in peace Officer Faatz.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis May 16th, 2022
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Faatz gave the Atlanta Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Atlanta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Faatz.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Peter William Faatz 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 Atlanta Police Department, 29 of 88 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Peter William Faatz's cause is highlighted.
How Peter William Faatz Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Peter William Faatz is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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