Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Mike Starrett succumbed to injuries sustained one week earlier when he was involved in a head-on crash while responding to a fatal accident in which a father and young son were killed.
Other vehicles were yielding to Detective Starrett's vehicle when it was struck by the pickup truck on Highway 116 at Little Cove Creek Road. Detective Starrett was transported to UT Medical Center where he underwent several surgeries before passing away seven days later.
The driver of the truck that struck his vehicle was charged with failure to maintain control and failure to exercise due care.
Detective Starrett had served with the Jacksboro Police Department for 20 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Starrett gave the Jacksboro Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Starrett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Michael Lynn Starrett 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Lynn Starrett's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Lynn Starrett Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Lynn Starrett is highlighted in Jan.