Canine officer Jimmy Carter Jr. was killed in an automobile accident on April 20, 2010 at approximately 9:00 p.m. while en route to work in his own vehicle, a Ford Ranger pickup truck . The crash happened in Butts County along Keys Ferry Road. Investigators said he traveled off a small rut at the edge of the roadway then came back on the roadway, and then went back to the shoulder. He over-corrected, and the truck rotated around, went off the road sideways and struck a tree broadside with the passenger side door. It was raining and the road was wet at the time of the accident. Officer Carter was not wearing a seat belt and was killed on impact. Officer Carter served his country in the Army for eight years. He served eleven years with the Henry County Police Department. Officer Carter’ leaves behind his two children, Audrey Rose Carter, James F. “Jay” Carter III, ages 6 and 7 and his K9 Blaze.
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