Tommie Lee Goggins served in the U.S. Army for 30 years. Tommie served during the years of the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
Sergeant Tommie Goggins, Correctional Officer Carlton Cherry, Correctional Officer Wayne Griglen, and Correctional Officer Eddie Davis were killed in an automobile crash while returning from an Emergency Response Team training class. As they were driving on I-75, six miles south of Tifton, a tractor-trailer forced them off of the road and directly into the path of two tractor-trailers heading in the opposite direction. Both semis struck the van simultaneously. Two of the officers were thrown from the van, and the rest were trapped inside. Eight other officers who were riding in the van were hospitalized. The driver of the semi that caused the crash was charged with several offenses, including four counts of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident. Sergeant Goggins had served with the Georgia Department of Corrections for 13 years and was assigned to the Rutledge Correctional Institution.
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In tribute
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Goggins gave the Georgia Department of Corrections 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Goggins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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