The Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) and several of its deputies were among the winners of awards recently presented by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.
The awards included Agency of the Year for the HCSO.
THIS GOHS NEWS RELEASE INCLUDES A LIST OF ALL OF THE WINNERS AND MORE INFORMATION:
“The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety congratulates everyone honored at the 2025 “Quad Awards” held Thursday night in Gainesville honoring the efforts to reduce crashes and save lives in four regional traffic enforcement networks in North Georgia.
*Appalachian Trail Network:
Agency of the Year: Union County SO
Deputy of the Year: Deputy Cody Allen – Dawson County SO
Trooper of the Year: Trooper Dylan Roberts – Blue Ridge Post 27
Trooper of the Year: Trooper First Class Brittany Dyer – Cumming Post 37
Officer of the Year: Officer Justin Reynolds – Woodstock PD
Speed Enforcement: Deputy Leon James – Union Co SO
Impaired Driving Enforcement: TFC Jackson Peeples – Cumming Post 37
Distracted Driving: Officer Skyler Voltner – Woodstock PD
*Northeast Traffic Network
Agency of the Year: Hall Co So
Officer of the Year: Officer Justin Simmons – Braselton PD
Cruz Thomas Impaired Driving Enforcement: Sgt Kris Hall – Commerce PD
Todd Helcher Impaired Driving Enforcement: Sgt Phillip Young – Habersham Co SO
Occupant Protection: Deputy Major Patterson – Hall Co SO
Speed Enforcement: Deputy Charles Brantley – Habersham Co SO
Distracted Driving: Deputy Daniel Meeks – Hall Co SO
*Piedmont Area Network
Agency of the Year: Athens-Clarke Co PD
Officer of the Year: Deputy Thomas Epps – Oglethorpe Co SO
Occupant Protection: Josh Santos – Athens-Clarke Co PD
Impaired Driving Enforcement: Josh Santos – Athens-Clarke Co PD
Speed Enforcement: Joey Lewis – Athens-Clarke Co PD
Distracted Driving Enforcement: Eric Cook – Danielsville PD
*Mountain Area Network
Agency of the Year: Floyd Co PD
Officer of the Year: Shandi Hall – Ft Oglethorpe PD
Kristin Hearne Child Passenger Safety Award: Thomas Smith – DPH Child Occupant Safety Project
GSP Impaired Driving Enforcement: TFC Thomas Haggard
GSP Distracted Driving Enforcement: Trooper David Gant
GSP Occupant Protection: Cpl Emilee Shackleford
GSP Speed Enforcement: TFC Michael Noeller
Speed Enforcement: Officer Shawn Dutton – Floyd Co PD
Distracted Driving Enforcement: Shandi Hall – Ft Oglethorpe PD
Impaired Driving Enforcement: – Ruben Ruiz – Dalton PD
Occupant Protection: Sgt Jeremy Penny – Floyd Co PD”