Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Dennis Wright was killed in an automobile crash on Jimmy Deloach Parkway, in Chatham County, after leaving a South Georgia Traffic Enforcement Conference meeting in Pooler, Georgia.
The driver of a vehicle made a turn in front of Corporal Wright's patrol car at Benton Boulevard, causing a serious collision. Corporal Wright succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
Another deputy riding with Corporal Wright and the driver of the other vehicle were seriously injured.
Corporal Wright had served with the Effingham County Sheriff's Department for two years and had previously served eight years with the Thunderbolt Police Department and Pooler Police Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his daughter, two sons, two grandsons, mother, father, and five siblings.
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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.
Corporal Wright gave the Effingham County Sheriff's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Springfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Wright.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Dennis Christian Wright, Sr. 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%.
At Effingham County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dennis Christian Wright, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Dennis Christian Wright, Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dennis Christian Wright, Sr. is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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