Robert L. Hylemon
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Police Officer

Robert L. Hylemon

Covington Police Department — Covington, GA
Accident
End of Watch September 4, 1976
Age 34
Tour of Duty 7 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Robert Hylemon was killed in a vehicle crash as he and his partner pursued a drunk driver. Officer Hylemon was a passenger in the patrol car when it crashed. Patrolman Hylemon had served with the Covington Police Department for only seven months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, parents, and two sisters.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-GA-72487E37
Stewardship
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hylemon served with the Covington Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Covington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hylemon.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Covington, Newton County, GA
Platform Identity cpd.newton.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 4, 1976
Tour of Duty 7 mo
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile

Police Officer Robert L. Hylemon 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%.

Covington Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
GA — Statewide
264
of 905 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert L. Hylemon's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Robert L. Hylemon Compares

Age at Death
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert L. Hylemon is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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