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Douglas Emil Kountz Jr.
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Officer

Douglas Emil Kountz Jr.

Mobile Police Department — Mobile, AL
Veteran → Accident
United States flag Alabama flag
End of Watch May 2, 1992
Age 40
The Vigil Panel 138 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 22

Incident

Officer Douglas Kountz was killed when his patrol car struck a utility pole on Hall's Mill Road while en route to assist another officer.

Survivors

Officer Kountz is survived by his wife, daughter, and son.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-AL-1C12CFA4
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Kountz served with the Mobile Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Mobile community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Kountz.

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

Agency

Department Mobile Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Mobile, Mobile County, AL
Platform Identity mpd.mobile.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 2, 1992
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Douglas Emil Kountz Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1970–1973) before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Douglas Emil Kountz Jr. 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 28.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Mobile Police Department, 5 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.7% of this agency's fallen.

Mobile Police Department
5
of 23 officers
21.7% Accident
AL — Statewide
182
of 643 officers
28.3% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Douglas Emil Kountz Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Douglas Emil Kountz Jr. Compares

Age at Death
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Douglas Emil Kountz Jr. is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Military Service

Douglas Emil Kountz Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1970–1973) before joining law enforcement.

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