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Joe Crumpton
Gender : Male
Age : 62
Race : Black
Date : 12/10/2025
Location : Unknown
City : Unknown
County : Fayette
State : Georgia
Agency : Spalding County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Fatal crash on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/10/2025, Spalding County Sheriff’s Office deputy Joe Crumpton died after crashing a sheriff’s office vehicle in Fayette County, Georgia. Witnesses reported the patrol vehicle left the roadway and struck another vehicle. Sheriff Darrell Dix stated there was no police pursuit involved and said evidence suggests Crumpton experienced a medical emergency before the crash. A bystander broke the vehicle window and attempted CPR until emergency responders arrived. Crumpton was transported to Piedmont Fayette Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab is reviewing the incident.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/spaulding-county-deputy-dies-after-crashing-sheriffs-office-vehicle/85-fe89bb3e-66eb-4e28-9f98-ca271fac13ee
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/spalding-sheriffs-office-employee-dies-after-crash
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/12/10/spalding-deputy-dies-after-crash-possibly-caused-by-medical-issue-sheriff-says/
