Dated this day, the Twentieth of March, Two Thousand and Twenty-Four.

 On February 15th, 2024, at 2022 hours, Deputy Hayes responded to South-Bound Deans Bridge Road near Morgan Road in reference to a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival, Deputy Hayes found a female victim who was agonal breathing and her right leg was severed below the knee. Deputy Hayes immediately applied a tourniquet to the victim's leg and started CPR. Deputy Hayes continued CPR for an extended period after medical personnel arrived on the scene. This action allowed medical personnel to treat other injuries and prepare her for transport to the trauma center.

Deputy Taylor Hayes is a credit to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and the citizens of Augusta Richmond County.