Atlanta Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch: Sunday, June 17, 1973
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 4 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: June 17, 1973
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer James Cannon was killed in a motorcycle crash while on patrol at Memorial Drive and Woods Street, SE, at 2 pm.
Patrolman Cannon was traveling east on Memorial Drive when a vehicle traveling west attempted to turn left and struck the motorcycle. He was transported to Grady Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds upon arrival.
The driver was unlicensed.
Officer Cannon had served with the Atlanta Police Department, assigned to the motorcycle squad for only four months. He was survived by his wife and six-month-old child.