| Trooper George Van Dorse Holcomb Tennessee Highway Patrol Tennessee End of Watch: Sunday, January 26, 1992 Biographical Info Age: 28 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Date of Incident: Sunday, January 26, 1992 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Trooper George Holcomb was struck by a tractor trailer and killed while at the scene of a DUI-related accident.
The driver of tractor trailer lost control and started to veer in the direction of the previous accident. Trooper Holcomb ran up the road to warn the people on the scene to get out of the way and then he positioned himself on the shoulder. The semi then struck the wrecker that was on the scene and then veered onto the shoulder, striking Trooper Holcomb.
Trooper Holcomb is survived by his wife. |