End of Watch: Captain Stanley Curtis Elrod
Captain Stanley Curtis Elrod
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Georgia
End of Watch Thursday, September 3, 2020
BIO
Age 49
Tour 27 years
Badge Not available
INCIDENT DETAILS
Cause Vehicular assault
Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved
Offender Charged with vehicular homicide
Captain Stan Elrod was struck and killed by a drunk driver while jogging while on duty as part of his department’s wellness program.
He was jogging along Hunt Road, between Booger Hill Road to Moons Grove Road in Madison County, when a vehicle crossed over the center line and struck him. The driver of the vehicle was arrested and charged with first-degree vehicular homicide, drunk driving, failing to maintain a lane, reckless driving, possession of a controlled substance, and having a firearm during a criminal offense.
Captain Elrod had served with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for 27 years. He had been recognized as the Game Warden of the Year in 1999. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Colonel Thomas Barnard
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
2070 Highway 278 SE
Social Circle, GA 30025
Phone: (770) 918-6408
