Fred E. Nunnally

Officer Fred Nunnally was killed in a motorcycle crash while on patrol at the intersection of Northside Drive and Travis Street. At 8:00 p.m., Officer Nunnally was traveling south on Northside when a truck without lights turned left in front of him. His motorcycle struck the front of the truck, and he flew off his motorcycle. The driver, who had a lengthy traffic record, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to three to five years in prison. Officer Nunnally was a U.S. Marine Corps WWII veteran and had served with the Atlanta Police Department for almost 9 nine years.