Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Chief Herschel Hutchings was struck and killed by a vehicle while assisting a Georgia State Patrol trooper investigate an accident on Highway 11, just north of the Alabama state line.
They were conducting a measurement in the southbound lane when Chief Hutchings stepped back into the path of a vehicle in the northbound lane. Chief Hutchings was transported to Erlanger Hospital, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Chief Hutchings had served as police chief for 18 years and also served as a Dade County constable.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, and grandson.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Chief Hutchings gave the Trenton Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Trenton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Chief Hutchings.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Chief Herschel H. Hutchings is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Herschel H. Hutchings's cause is highlighted.
How Herschel H. Hutchings Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Herschel H. Hutchings is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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