SR770: SR770 Abigail Savoie Circle of Hope; Butts County; dedicate

This resolution memorializes Abigail Savoie, who grew up in Fayette County and was a student at Georgia College & State University studying public health. She 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. The resolution notes that the crash and other accidents at that intersection led to plans to replace it with a roundabout meant to make the intersection safer. The Georgia General Assembly resolves to name that roundabout the Abby Savoie Circle of Hope, directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up signs marking the dedication, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Savoie's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Officially 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 distribute copies of the resolution to Savoie's family and to the Department of Transportation.

The resolution directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and the family of Abigail Savoie, who receive copies of the resolution. Drivers passing through the Butts County intersection will see the new name.

The resolution creates a permanent, publicly visible memorial at a Butts County intersection that was the site of a fatal crash and other accidents, tying the roundabout safety project's name to Abigail Savoie's memory for travelers and her family.

• The preamble recounts Abigail Savoie's background, her studies in public health at Georgia College & State University, and the October 21, 2022 crash that killed her.
• The first resolving clause names the roundabout at State Route 16 and High Falls Road in Butts County the Abby Savoie Circle of Hope.
• The second resolving clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs for the dedication.
• The third resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Savoie's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-02-17Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
2. 2026-02-12Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)Primary sponsor
• Greg Dolezal (R, SD-027)
• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)
• Brian Strickland (R, SD-042)
• Lee Anderson (R, SD-024)
• Bill Cowsert (R, SD-046)
• Randy Robertson (R, SD-029)

• Butts County
• road safety
• memorial dedication
• Georgia Department of Transportation