Roll of Honor
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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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Douglas Emil Kountz, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Douglas Emil Kountz, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Douglas Emil Kountz, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Douglas Emil Kountz, Jr. is highlighted in May.
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