Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Robert Rodgers was killed in a vehicle crash while responding to a domestic call at 4:09 p.m.
He was traveling on Highway 233 when his patrol vehicle left the roadway near Matthews Road. He struck a tree, and the impact overturned his vehicle on the driver's side. Sheriff Rodgers died at the scene.
Sheriff Rodgers was elected Sheriff in 2016 and was serving his second term with the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office. He had previously served with the Crips County Sheriff's Department for four years and the Twiggs County Sheriff's Department for 11 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, four brothers, and a granddaughter.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
22 years. You could have gone home.
Sheriff Rodgers gave the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Abbeville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Rodgers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Robert Daniel Rodgers 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 Wilcox County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 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. Robert Daniel Rodgers's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Daniel Rodgers Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Daniel Rodgers is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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