Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Betty Uriegas succumbed to injuries she received in a single-vehicle crash on August 17, 1994, around 2:15 a.m.
While on patrol on Georgia Highway 13 during a rainstorm from Tropical Storm Beryl, Deputy Uriegas observed a group of people on private property. After turning her patrol vehicle around to investigate, she heard gunfire and hydroplaned on the wet road, crashing into a tree. She was stranded in her vehicle until another officer came to her aid. The group had disappaited by the time responding officers arrived.
Deputy Uriegas was transported to the hospital with a broken neck and remained a C4 quadriplegic. On August 8, 2026, she suffered pulmonary failure related to her injuries.
Tropical Storm Beryl caused significant damage to Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, along the east coast, and throughout the Northeast, resulting in over $74 million in damages.
I’m saddened to learn of your tragic loss. I wish to thank you for your service to the people of Hall County. I will pray for your husband, daughter, son, mother, two sisters, nieces, nephews, and two grandchildren, as well as all of the rest of your friends, loved ones and colleagues. Rest in peace.
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." Matthew 5:9:
Survivors
Deputy Uriegas had served with the Hall County Sheriff's Office for nine years. In 1996, she carried the Olympic Torch at the Atlanta Paralympic Games. Survivors include her husband, daughter, son, her mother, two sisters, nieces, nephews, and two grandchildren.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Uriegas gave the Hall County Sheriff's Office 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gainesville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Uriegas.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Awards & Decorations
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Betty Jean Uriegas is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 29.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Hall County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Betty Jean Uriegas's cause is highlighted.
How Betty Jean Uriegas Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Betty Jean Uriegas is highlighted in Aug.
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