Police Officer Ann Marie Guinta
DeKalb County Police Department
Georgia
End of Watch: Saturday, July 20, 2002

Biographical Info
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: 1886

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Saturday, July 20, 2002
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Ann Guinta was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a report of a fight aboard a transit bus.

As she came over a slight hill on North Decatur Road near Gifford Drive, she swerved to the right to avoid striking a vehicle which was in the left-hand lane. Her patrol car clipped the back of the truck. Her patrol car went out of control and turned onto its side in a wooded ravine. The top of the patrol car struck a tree, pinning her inside.

Officer Guinta had been employed with the DeKalb County Police Department for five years, and is survived by her 6-year-old son.