Anthony Lawrence Christie

Savannah Police Department — Savannah, GA

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch May 25, 2018

Age 37

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 30

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.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife.

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Last updated: August 2, 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

Department Savannah Police Department

Type Other

Location Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Platform Identity spd.chatham.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 25, 2018

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Anthony Lawrence Christie served in the U.S. Navy (1999â2012) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Anthony Lawrence Christie is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In GA, 264 of 904 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Savannah Police Department, 9 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29% of this agency's fallen.

Savannah Police Department

of 31 officers

29% Accident

GA — Statewide

264

of 904 officers

29.2% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident