Bibb County Deputy killed in single car crash

A Bibb County Sheriff’s deputy is dead after he crashed his patrol car early Wednesday morning.

Putney memorial hospital in southwest georgia... announced two deaths today... bringing georgia's death toll to three.

The bibb county sheriff's office is remembering a fellow sheriff deputy tonight, after a single car crash took the deputy's life.

27 year old kenterrous taylor was about to celebrate his one year anniversary with the sheriff's office tomorrow.

41nbc's tanya modersitzki has more on how he's being remembered.

(:15) (:04) "the reason why i would like to be a deputy sheriff is to give back to my community , being proactive in the community plays a big part in being a law enforcement officer i would like to be a deputy sheriff because i have a desire to help those in need i would also like to mentor the youth to keep them from going down the wrong path in life workings for bso has always been a goal of mine and im ready to accomplish it and help keep macon bibb safe."

Bibb county sheriff david davis got emotional as he read 27-year-old kenterrous taylor's essay for his deputy application.

"kentarrous taylor lived up to everything he said he wanted to do as being a bibb county deputy sheriff and he gave his all to respond to help other people help his fellow deputies and to help this comumntiy."

At 1:30 wednesday morning ..

Taylor died in a single car crash while responding to a burglary call on zebulon road..

Sheriff davis says taylor was off duty at the time.

He says taylor's patrol car flipped multiple times and was ejected..

But what caused taylor's car to flip, is still being investigated.

"he was a go getter he's been involved in some other incidents that you tell that he has that drive to want to respond he has that drive to want to be as we say in the mix he wants to be there he wants to be in the front line of serving our community" taylor was following his dad's footsteps.

His dad has been with the bibb county sheriff's office for more than 20 years ..

And his younger brother is part of the explorer program.

"his family runs deep depp into the sheriff's office certainly when you say one of your own one of your family we are talking about one of our own one of our family" sheriff davis says the covid-19 restrictions with gatherings is complicating funeral c1 3 b13 arrangements 41nbc news.

Modersitzki tanya modersitzki 41nbc news.

According to sheriff david davis ..

It's still under investigation