Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff John Hazelton was killed in a vehicle crash on Old Post Road and State Highway 32 in Glynn County while transporting a psychiatric patient.
Deputy Hazelton was traveling north with the patient and two of the patient's family members when he suffered a heart attack and was unable to stop his patrol car. His vehicle broadsided a station wagon with six men en route to work, skidded 37 feet, and then burst into flames.
Two other men also died, and seven men were injured.
Deputy Hazelton was a United States Navy WWII veteran and had served with the Camden County Sheriff's Office for six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, mother, brother, and sister.
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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.
Deputy Sheriff Hazelton gave the Camden County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Woodbine 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John Arthur Hazelton served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff John Arthur Hazelton 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 Camden County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Arthur Hazelton's cause is highlighted.
How John Arthur Hazelton Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Arthur Hazelton is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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