John Dixon Morris
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Trooper

John Dixon Morris

Georgia State Patrol — Atlanta, GA
Accident
End of Watch May 18, 1982
Age 28
Badge 170
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper John Morris was killed in an automobile accident while en route to an accident call involving a school bus in Walnut Grove. His patrol car hydroplaned on the wet road and overturned on Atlanta Highway in Monroe. Trooper Morris was assigned to Post 8 in Madison, Georgia.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents, sister, and three brothers.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Morris 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 Morris.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Atlanta, Fulton County, GA
Platform Identity ghp.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 18, 1982
Age 28
Badge Number 170
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

John is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1982, 70 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 48th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

John was 28. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Georgia State Patrol has 29 officers remembered here, John among them.

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Where

Trooper John Dixon Morris

Georgia State Patrol · End of Watch May 18, 1982

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 28-W

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