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Photograph: Trooper Harvey L. Nicholson

Patch image: Georgia State Patrol, Georgia






Trooper Harvey L. Nicholson
Georgia State Patrol
Georgia

End of Watch: Friday, August 18, 1961

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Wednesday, August 16, 1961
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Trooper Nicholson, Trooper Roy Massey, and Sergeant Charles Gray were killed when their department vehicle was struck by another car at the intersection of Highway 55 and Highway 45 in Calhoun County. The troopers were returning from a pistol match in Americus, Georgia. Trooper Nicholson died two days later from his injuries.

Trooper Nicholson succumbed to his injuries two days after the accident.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: Georgia State Patrol, GeorgiaSergeant Charles E. Gray
Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Wednesday, August 16, 1961
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Georgia State Patrol, GeorgiaTrooper Roy Cecil (Bull) Massey
Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Wednesday, August 16, 1961
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

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