Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Foster was killed in an automobile accident while en route to extradite a man wanted on murder and fugitive from justice charges. He was traveling with officers from two other agencies at the time of the accident. The officers were traveling Southbound on Highway 41, in Coffee County, Tennessee when Detective Foster's car was struck head on by a coal truck. Detective Foster was pronounced dead at the scene. The other officers and prosecutor were injured and taken to Nashville General Hospital for treatment. Detective Foster had served with the Nashville Police Department for 14 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Foster gave the Nashville City Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Nashville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Foster.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Albert Alex Foster 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 Nashville City Police Department, 6 of 22 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Alex Foster's cause is highlighted.
How Albert Alex Foster Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Alex Foster is highlighted in Mar.
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