Roll of Honor
Incident
Correctional Officer Da'Jhaun Gaitors was killed in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 122 and Highway 89, north of Homerville.
She and another officer were driving in a department van from the Ware State Prison to the Valdosta State Prison when they were involved in a collision.
Officer Gaitors had served with the Georgia Department of Corrections for one year.
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- September 9, 2026
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You barely got started.
Correctional Officer Gaitors gave the Georgia Department of Corrections 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Gaitors.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Officer Da'Jhaun Gaitors is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,775 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 Department of Corrections, 8 of 38 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Da'Jhaun Gaitors's cause is highlighted.
How Da'Jhaun Gaitors Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Da'Jhaun Gaitors is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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