Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Harvey Nicholson, Trooper Roy Massey, and Sergeant Charles Gray were killed when their department vehicle was struck by another car at the intersection of Highway 55 and Highway 45 in Calhoun County. The troopers were returning from a pistol match in Americus, Georgia.
Trooper Nicholson succumbed to his injuries two days after the accident.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Nicholson served with the Georgia State Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Nicholson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Harvey Lewis Nicholson 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. Harvey Lewis Nicholson's cause is highlighted.
How Harvey Lewis Nicholson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harvey Lewis Nicholson is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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