Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Brooks was struck and killed by a vehicle while conducting an investigation at the scene of a minor traffic accident on Highway 33 at 2215 hours.
The driver of the vehicle that struck Lieutenant Brooks, was driving on a revoked driver's license for a prior DUI. The driver was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide.
Lieutenant Brooks had been a member of the New Tazewell Police Department for 29 years, and is survived by his two sons, and his brother, who is also with the same agency.
Survivors
Lieutenant Brooks had been a member of the New Tazewell Police Department for 29 years, and is survived by his two sons, and his brother, who is also with the same agency.
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- July 23, 2026
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29 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Brooks gave the New Tazewell Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the New Tazewell community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Brooks.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant George S. Brooks 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At New Tazewell Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George S. Brooks's cause is highlighted.
How George S. Brooks Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George S. Brooks is highlighted in Feb.
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