Incident
Officer Victor Pimental was killed when a tractor-trailer struck his cruiser while he was at a traffic stop at 11:00 pm. The accident occurred on a five-lane highway just inside the city limits. Officer Pimentel's vehicle was parked on the curb lane with more than one mile of visibility from the rear. The tractor-trailer drifted to the side of the road due to driver fatigue and struck Officer Pimentel's cruiser, which was pushed into the other vehicle. The driver of the other car was injured. Officer Pimentel had served with the Hinesville Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two small children, parents, and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Pimentel gave the Hinesville Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hinesville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Pimentel.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Patrolman Victor Pimentel 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Victor Pimentel's cause is highlighted.
How Victor Pimentel Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Victor Pimentel is highlighted in Feb.