Roll of Honor
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.
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- August 2, 2026
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- 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Benjamin L. Sentell is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 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 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Benjamin L. Sentell's cause is highlighted.
How Benjamin L. Sentell Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Benjamin L. Sentell is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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