Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Anthony Christie was killed when his patrol car was struck by a tractor-trailer.
He had responded to a head-on collision on I-16, near Dean Forest Road. He was assisting at the scene of the collision and was seated in his patrol car when it was struck by a tractor-trailer.
Officer Christie was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Savannah Police Department for two years.
Officer Christie was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Savannah Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Christie gave the Savannah Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Savannah community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Anthony Lawrence Christie served in the Navy (1999â2012) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Anthony Lawrence Christie is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Savannah Police Dept., 9 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony Lawrence Christie's cause is highlighted.
How Anthony Lawrence Christie Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony Lawrence Christie is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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