SR908: SR908 Savoie, Ms. Abigail; condolences

This is a memorial resolution, not a change to Georgia law. The Georgia Senate uses this type of resolution to formally recognize a person's life and express condolences to their family. The resolution describes Ms. Abigail Savoie's upbringing in Fayette County, her time at Georgia College & State University, her interest in public health, and her death on October 21, 2022, in a crash at the intersection of GA 16 and High Falls Road and England Chapel Road near Jackson, Georgia. It notes that her death drew attention to safety problems at that intersection, which led to plans to convert it into a roundabout. The Senate resolves to honor her memory and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to her family.

• Formally expresses the Georgia Senate's condolences over the 2022 death of Ms. Abigail Savoie.
• Recounts her background, education at Georgia College & State University, and interest in public health work.
• States that her death drew attention to the intersection where the crash occurred, contributing to plans for a safer roundabout there.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to Ms. Savoie's family.

The resolution directly names Ms. Abigail Savoie's family, who will receive a copy of it, and the Senate members who adopt it. It also references the community near Jackson, Georgia affected by traffic safety at the intersection where she died.

The resolution carries no legal or regulatory effect but serves as an official public record of the Senate's condolences and acknowledges that Ms. Savoie's death was connected to a road safety issue now being addressed with a planned roundabout at the crash site.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe Ms. Savoie's upbringing, education, and career interest in public health with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• The whereas clauses state she died on October 21, 2022, when her vehicle was struck at the intersection of GA 16 and High Falls Road and England Chapel Road near Jackson, Georgia.
• The text notes her death called attention to prior accidents at the intersection, resulting in plans to convert it into a roundabout.
• The resolved clause has the Senate join in honoring her life and memory and expressing regret at her passing.
• The final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute a copy of the resolution to her family.

1. 2026-03-06Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-03-04Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)Primary sponsor
• Steven McNeel (R, SD-018)
• Max Burns (R, SD-023)
• Lee Anderson (R, SD-024)
• Matt Brass (R, SD-006)

• memorial resolution
• traffic safety
• Fayette County
• road intersection safety