Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Caleb Abney was struck and killed during a traffic stop on Interstate 75 at 12:09 a.m.
Officer Abney had pulled over a car on the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 near mile marker 31. While he was sitting in his patrol vehicle with his emergency lights activated, the driver of a car traveling at speeds of 100 mph crashed into the rear of his vehicle, pushing it into the rear of the car he had pulled over. The collision caused all three vehicles to leave the highway.
Officer Abney died of his injuries at the scene.
The driver who struck Officer Abney's vehicle was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Officer Abney had served with the Hahira Police Department for five months. He had served with the Lowndes County Fire Rescue before becoming an officer with the Hahira Police Department.
Survivors
Survivors include his parents, fiancée, brother, two sisters, and three nephews.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Abney served with the Hahira Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hahira community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Abney.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Caleb Abney 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Caleb Abney's cause is highlighted.
How Caleb Abney Compares
Offender Outcome
Killed in crash
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Caleb Abney is highlighted in Feb.