Kurt E. "Woody" Harrelson

LaFourche Parish Sheriff's Office — Thibodaux, LA

Accident

End of Watch July 31, 2003

Age 31

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Sergeant Woody Harrelson and Detective Chaney Champagne were killed when their patrol car collided with a truck on State Highway 308 approximately one mile north of Lockport.

At approximately 1530 hours, Sergeant Harrelson and Detective Champagne were responding to a call reporting an elderly woman had driven her car into a canal and the car was filling with water. While en route to the call, their car slid on the rain-slicked road into an oncoming truck. Both officers were killed as a result of the collision.

Sergeant Harrelson had served with the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Department for over 10 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, 10-year-old son, and 4 year-old-daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Harrelson gave the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Thibodaux community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Harrelson.

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

Agency

Department LaFourche Parish Sheriff's Office

Location Thibodaux, LA

Platform Identity lpso.lafourche.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 31, 2003

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Kurt E. "Woody" Harrelson 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 LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At LaFourche Parish Sheriff's Office, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

LaFourche Parish Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

40% Accident

LA — Statewide

180

of 595 officers

30.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident