Gregory Bryan Gay
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Officer

Gregory Bryan Gay

Elba Police Department — Elba, AL
Accident
End of Watch July 31, 1995
Age 26
Tour of Duty 4 mo
Badge 112
The Vigil Panel 141 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Gregory Gay was killed when his cruiser crashed and he was thrown 100 feet from the wreckage. He was responding to an accident at the time. Officer Gay had served with the Elba Police Department for only four months.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, four sons, parents, and sisters.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-AL-25237E11
Stewardship
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Elba, Coffee County, AL
Platform Identity epd.coffee.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 31, 1995
Tour of Duty 4 mo
Age 26
Badge Number 112
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Gregory Bryan Gay is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 Elba Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Elba Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
AL — Statewide
182
of 643 officers
28.3% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gregory Bryan Gay's cause is highlighted.

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

How Gregory Bryan Gay Compares

Age at Death
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gregory Bryan Gay is highlighted in Jul.

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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