Benjamin L. Sentell
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Lieutenant

Benjamin L. Sentell

Georgia State Patrol — Atlanta, GA
Accident
End of Watch March 3, 1966
Age 54
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Badge 24
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Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant Ben Sentell was killed in an automobile crash on Route 24 near Louisville, Georgia, during a period of heavy rain and flooding. His car went out of control and collided with another vehicle. Lieutenant Sentell had served with the Georgia State Patrol for 27 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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Stewardship
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

27 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Sentell gave the Georgia State Patrol 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Sentell.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Atlanta, GA
Platform Identity ghp.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 3, 1966
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Age 54
Badge Number 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Lieutenant Benjamin L. Sentell is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,784 officers honored here.

In GA, 264 of 905 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 Georgia State Patrol, 24 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 82.8% of this agency's fallen.

Georgia State Patrol
24
of 29 officers
82.8% Accident
GA — Statewide
264
of 905 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,784 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Benjamin L. Sentell's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Benjamin L. Sentell Compares

Age at Death
54
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Benjamin L. Sentell is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location