Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant John Freshour was killed in an automobile crash when his patrol car and a fire truck collided at an intersection while he was responding to an emergency. Unknown to emergency personnel, the firetruck was en route to a fictitious address, which had been made by a prank call. The firetruck ran a red light, hitting Sergeant Freshour's patrol car, killing him instantly. Sergeant Freshour was a United States Navy Reserve veteran and had served with the Greeneville Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Freshour gave the Greeneville Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Greeneville community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John Lowery Freshour served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant John Lowery Freshour 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. John Lowery Freshour's cause is highlighted.
How John Lowery Freshour Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Lowery Freshour is highlighted in Dec.