Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Bailiff was killed in an automobile accident while transporting papers from the Nassau County Courthouse to the sheriff's office in Callahan, Florida. Chief Bailiff had served with the agency for 25 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
25 years. You could have gone home.
Chief Bailiff Hailey gave the Nassau County Sheriff's Office 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Yulee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Bailiff Hailey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief Bailiff Lewis Thomas Hailey 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Nassau County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lewis Thomas Hailey's cause is highlighted.
How Lewis Thomas Hailey Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lewis Thomas Hailey is highlighted in Sep.
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