Wesley Mack
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Deputy Sheriff

Wesley Mack

Accident Veteran →
End of Watch July 12, 2004
Age 46
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Wesley Mack succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on I-20 the previous day.

He had just completed a traffic stop and was merging back onto the highway from the median when his motorcycle collided with an SUV.

He was flown to the Medical College of Georgia Hospital where he succumbed to serious head injuries the following day.

Deputy Mack was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office for seven years.

Survivors

He is survived by his three children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Mack gave the Columbia County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Appling community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Appling, GA
Platform Identity ccso.columbia.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 12, 2004
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Motorcycle crash

Military Service

Wesley Mack served in the Army (1977–1997) before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff Wesley Mack 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 Columbia County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Columbia County Sheriff's Office
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
GA — Statewide
263
of 903 officers
29.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wesley Mack's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Wesley Mack Compares

Age at End of Watch
46
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Wesley Mack is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Others Who Wore This Badge

1 officer from Columbia County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.