Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Levy Pettway was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Alabama 21 in Hayneville.
Deputy Pettway's patrol car left the roadway and struck several trees. Rescue crews extricated him from the vehicle but were unable to revive him.
Deputy Pettway had served with the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office for 12 years and was assigned as the school resource officer at The Calhoun School.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Pettway gave the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hayneville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Pettway.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Levy Pettway 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Lowndes County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Levy Pettway's cause is highlighted.
How Levy Pettway Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Levy Pettway is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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