Louis J. Champa

Pensacola Police Department — Pensacola, FL

Accident

End of Watch May 27, 1951

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Gender Male

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Incident

Officer Champa was killed in an automobile accident at Palafox Street and Gonzalez Street while responding to a call.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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

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

Agency

Department Pensacola Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Pensacola, Escambia County, FL

Platform Identity ppd.escambia.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 27, 1951

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Louis J. Champa 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Pensacola Police Department, 5 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Pensacola Police Department

of 15 officers

33.3% Accident

FL — Statewide

313

of 1,008 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident