Roll of Honor
Douglas Flanigen Denney
Incident
Investigator Douglas Denney was killed in an automobile crash on Georgia 53 in Dawsonville, Georgia. He and another agent were traveling on Highway 53 when their vehicle was struck head-on by one of two cars that were racing in the opposite direction three miles east of Dawsonville. Investigator Denney and a passenger in the other car were killed instantly. The driver of the other vehicle, who had his license revoked for reckless driving, died several days later. The third vehicle never stopped, and the driver was never identified. Investigator Denney was a United States Marine Corps WWII veteran and had served with the United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, son, and his parents.
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- 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.
Investigator Denney gave the United States Department of the Treasury 8 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Douglas Flanigen Denney served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Investigator Douglas Flanigen Denney 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division, 6 of 15 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. Douglas Flanigen Denney's cause is highlighted.
How Douglas Flanigen Denney Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Douglas Flanigen Denney is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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