Dawson County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
End of Watch Friday, March 20, 1998
Add to My HeroesBobbie Sue Hoenie
Detention Officer Bobbie Sue Hoenie was struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 53 just inside Hall County.
She had just completed her overnight shift at the Dawson County Detention Center and 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.
Bio
- Age 29
- Tour 3 months
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Struck by vehicle
Most Recent Reflection
View all 2 ReflectionsOfficer Hoenie, you left one job, was headed for another job and whereas you could have simply made notification, you stopped to check on the occupants of the vehicle in question. If that isn't the definition of a hero, NOTHING is. Though it's been almost 22 years, you have been honored here and rightly so.
God Bless you, Sister and may your eternal Rest be EVER peaceful.
Ptl. Jim Leahy,
Harvard University Police Department
January 15, 2020
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