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Atlanta Police Officer and IBPO Local 623 Member Gail Thomas
Atlanta Police Officer Struck, Killed on Local Highway Ramp
January 25, 2012
An IBPO Local 623 member and 15-year veteran of the Atlanta Police Department was struck and killed on January 25 while she was assisting at the scene of an accident on a highway interchange.
According to the Atlanta PD, Senior Police Officer Gail Thomas had just begun her shift at 11:00 p.m. when she responded to an accident on the far left side of the ramp from I-75 southbound to I-85 northbound. She had just exited her vehicle when she was struck by another car. Thomas was pronounced dead at the scene. She was 46 years old.
“There are no adequate words for such a senseless tragedy,” said IBPO National President David J. Holway. “We offer our thoughts, prayers and sincerest condolences to Officer Thomas' family, fellow officers and friends.”
“She was a wonderful officer, a wonderful person,” said Ken Allen, president of Atlanta’s IBPO Local 623. “I had worked with her on several specialty units. She was an amazing person, a great mother, and a great officer.”
The driver of the car that allegedly struck Thomas was arrested shortly after the accident. Police have charged 22-year-old Chastity Jones of Stone Mountain, Georgia with homicide by vehicle, driving under the influence and other offenses.
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