Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Cassie Owings was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic at the scene of a fatal car crash in Talladega County. Officers were investigating the crash in which two people were killed. A vehicle struck Officer Owings as he attempted to direct traffic around the original crash.
Survivors
Officer Owings was survived by his wife.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Owings served with the Childersburg Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Childersburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Owings.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer John Castleman Owings 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 28.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Childersburg Police Department, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Castleman Owings's cause is highlighted.
How John Castleman Owings Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Castleman Owings is highlighted in Jun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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