--- title: SR 770. Abigail Savoie Circle of Hope; Butts County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr770 cite_as: SR 770, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr770 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr770.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr770/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73205 date: 2026-02-17 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Abigail Savoie Circle of Hope; Butts County; dedicate ## Text Senate Resolution 770 By: Senators Williams of the 25th, Dolezal of the 27th, Wicks of the 34th, Strickland of the 42nd, Anderson of the 24th and others A RESOLUTION Honoring the life of Ms. Abigail Savoie and dedicating a roundabout in her memory; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Ms. Abigail Savoie grew up in Fayette County, Georgia, playing soccer, cheerleading, swimming, and running; and WHEREAS, she attended Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, which she affectionately referred to as "Milli," and was an active member of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority; and WHEREAS, Ms. Savoie studied public health and had hopes of joining the Center for Disease Control upon graduation, where she could put her compassion and heart into helping others; and WHEREAS, she was a people person who cared for the well-being of other people, always the first to help out another in need; and WHEREAS, Ms. Savoie's life was tragically cut short on October 21, 2022, when returning to school, her vehicle was struck at the intersection of GA 16 and High Falls Road and England Chapel Road near Jackson, Georgia, by a driver who ran a stop sign; and WHEREAS, although the loss of this smart, energetic, and beautiful soul can never be filled, her death called attention to the other numerous accidents at the intersection where her vehicle was struck, and resulted in plans to convert the intersection into a safer roundabout, likely saving the lives of other motorists; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating a roundabout in her memory. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the roundabout of State Route 16 and High Falls Road in Butts County is dedicated as the Abby Savoie Circle of Hope. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Abby Savoie Circle of Hope. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the family of Ms. Abigail Savoie and to the Department of Transportation. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia Senate resolution would honor Abigail Savoie, a Fayette County woman killed in a 2022 crash, by naming a new roundabout in Butts County after her. ### Plain-language summary This resolution memorializes Abigail Savoie, who died on October 21, 2022, when her car was struck at the intersection of State Route 16 and High Falls Road near Jackson, Georgia, by a driver who ran a stop sign. That intersection had a history of accidents, and her death helped prompt plans to convert it into a roundabout designed to be safer for drivers. The resolution formally dedicates that roundabout as the Abby Savoie Circle of Hope. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Savoie's family and to the Department of Transportation. The resolution does not change any law or provide funding; it is a symbolic tribute and naming action. ### What it does - Dedicates the roundabout at State Route 16 and High Falls Road in Butts County as the Abby Savoie Circle of Hope. - Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Savoie's family and to the Department of Transportation. ### Who it affects The family of Abigail Savoie, residents and drivers who use the State Route 16 and High Falls Road intersection in Butts County, and the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must post and maintain the memorial signage. ### Why it matters While the resolution carries no legal force beyond the naming, it publicly memorializes a fatal crash victim at a roundabout built partly in response to safety concerns at that intersection, giving the site a lasting name tied to that history. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe Abigail Savoie's background, her death on October 21, 2022, and the resulting plan to build a roundabout at the crash site. - The first resolving clause names the roundabout at State Route 16 and High Falls Road in Butts County the Abby Savoie Circle of Hope. - A further resolving clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain dedication signs. - A final resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Savoie's family and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-02-12) - Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2026-02-17) - Sponsors: Ricky Williams, Greg Dolezal, Kenya Wicks, Brian Strickland, Lee Anderson, Bill Cowsert, Randy Robertson - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73205 > The history, votes, and amendments (95 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr770.md?full=1