Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
End of Watch: Saturday, August 2, 2003
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: 363
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: August 2, 2003
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Timothy Woodard was killed at approximately 1:45 am when his patrol car struck a tree on Georiga 369, near Westwind Boulevard.
He was responding to a report of a burglary in progress at the time of the crash. Investigating revealed that the call involved a drunk neighbor mistakenly attempting to enter the wrong home. The man was charged with criminal trespass, public drunkenness, and possession of marijuana
Deputy Woodard had served with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office for two years.