CHATHAM COUNTY, GA. (THECOUNT) — Officer Reginald Brannan of the Savannah Police Department, has been identified as the victim in a Monday morning vehicle crash in Chatham County.
Brannan, 23, was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Garden City early Monday morning.
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According to reports, Brannan was operating a personal vehicle on Georgia 21 in Garden City, when the vehicle came into contact with a tractor-trailer just after midnight.
Brannan was pronounced dead of injuries suffered in the wreck.
No further details of the crash were provided.
Brannan joined the police department in December of 2020.
“Our hearts are broken over the sudden and tragic loss of Officer Brannan,” Chief Lenny Gunther said. “He was a young officer just starting his career. We ask everyone to keep his family, friends and the SPD family in your thoughts and prayers as we mourn the loss of this member of our SPD family.”
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Chatham County is located in the U.S. state of Georgia, on the state’s Atlantic coast. The county seat and largest city is Savannah. One of the original counties of Georgia, Chatham County was created February 5, 1777, and is named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham – Wikipedia.