Spalding County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
End of Watch Wednesday, December 24, 1980
Add to My HeroesJames Marion Tarver, Sr.
Corporal Jim Tarver was struck and killed by a vehicle as he and a George State Patrol trooper investigated an earlier accident on State Route 93, four miles west of Griffin, at about 7:10 pm.
They were measuring skid marks on the northern side of a hill crest when an 18-year-old man driving a small pickup truck northbound on highway 92 came over the hill and, not being able to see the officers in time, first struck the State Trooper who died on the scene, and then struck Corporal Tarver. Corporal Tarver died en route to the hospital.
The driver was not charged due to what was decided the officers' negligence for not warning oncoming drivers of their presence in the roadway.
Corporal Tarver was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Spalding County Sheriff's Office for 17 years. He was survived by three sons.
Bio
- Age 46
- Tour 17 years
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Struck by vehicle
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