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Conservation Officer

Douglas Wayne Bryant

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources — Frankfort, KY

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch May 19, 2003

Age 62

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

The Vigil Panel 151 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 8

Incident

Conservation Officer Douglas Bryant was killed when his patrol truck was intentionally struck by the car of a man he was pursuing on I-75/71 in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.

Officer Bryant had stopped the vehicle on the interstate and was speaking with the driver when the man sped away. The patrol truck overturned after being struck near the Buttermilk Pike exit shortly before 2:00 pm. Officer Bryant, who was not wearing his seatbelt, was thrown from the vehicle. He was transported to St. Luke Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The driver of the vehicle he was pursuing was arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter. On June 25th, 2005, he was found guilty of reckless homicide and fleeing a police officer. He was sentenced to two years in prison.

Conservation Officer Bryant had served with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for 14 years and had previously served with the Bromley Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and 16-year-old daughter.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Conservation Officer Bryant gave the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources 19 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Conservation Officer Bryant.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

Type Federal Agency

Location Frankfort, KY

Platform Identity kdfwrcons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 19, 2003

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

Age 62

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Vehicle pursuit

Weapon Automobile

Military Service

Douglas Wayne Bryant served in the U.S. Army (1963â1964) before joining law enforcement.

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Conservation Officer Douglas Wayne Bryant is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 4 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

of 9 officers

44.4% Accident

KY — Statewide

161

of 983 officers

16.4% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident