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Detention Officer Bobbie Sue Hoenie was struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 53 inside Hall County at 6:30 am.
She had just completed her overnight shift at the Dawson County Detention Center. She was en route to a second job as a Hall County dispatcher when she encountered a vehicle in a ditch and trees that had been knocked onto the roadway as the result of a tornado that had just passed through the area. Officer Hoenie checked on the welfare of the people in the vehicle and then began to clear the roadway of debris when she was struck by another car.
Officer Hoenie had only served with the Dawson County Sheriff's Office for three months.
Survivors
She is survived by her parents and daughter.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detention Officer Hoenie served with the Dawson County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Dawsonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detention Officer Hoenie.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Dawson County Sheriff's Office has lost 2 officers; 1 of them lost to accidents.
Bobbie is one of 264 officers lost to accidents in GA, 29.2% of the 905 remembered there.
Bobbie is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Bobbie is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1998, 3 officers in GA were lost to accidents, the 27th heaviest of 98 years on record. The heaviest was 1968, with 8.
In 1998, 84 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 21st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1998, 93 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 31st heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Bobbie was 29. Of the 251 lost to accidents in GA whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 47; the middle age was 36. Bobbie had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Bobbie was 29. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Bobbie had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Bobbie was 29. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Bobbie had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
March holds 6.1% of these deaths in GA; December holds the most, 12.5%. Fridays: 16.3%.
March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.
March holds 7.4% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Fridays: 15%.
How
Accident deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Dawson County Sheriff's Office, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.2% of all 905 deaths in GA, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
Her people
Dawson County Sheriff's Office has 2 officers remembered here, Bobbie among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 58-E
What is kept
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