Clarkston Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch: Friday, February 25, 1994
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 3004
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: February 25, 1994
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant John Holbrook was killed in an accident while responding to assist members of the MARTA Transit Police who were chasing two juveniles wanted for stealing an automobile.
The patrol car he was riding in collided with a tractor-trailer on East Ponce de Leon Avenue, near I-285. He was killed in the crash and the Clarkston police chief was injured.
Sergeant Holbrook was survived by his two children.