Louis F. Fowler
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Sergeant

Louis F. Fowler

Louisville Police Department — Louisville, KY
Accident
End of Watch December 11, 1939
Age 34
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Louis Fowler suffered fatal injuries when his motorcycle fell onto him near the intersection of North Sixth Street and West Main Street. Sergeant Fowler had pulled away on his motorcycle without kicking up his kickstand. As he turned, the kickstand became caught in streetcar tracks causing him to fall from the motorcycle. The motorcycle landed on top of Sergeant Fowler, fracturing his skull. Sergeant Fowler died four days later from the injury. Sergeant Fowler had served with the Louisville Police Department for four years.

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August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Fowler gave the Louisville Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Fowler.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Platform Identity lpd.jefferson.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 11, 1939
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Louis F. Fowler 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 Louisville Police Department, 34 of 91 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.4% of this agency's fallen.

Louisville Police Department
34
of 91 officers
37.4% Accident
KY — Statewide
161
of 983 officers
16.4% 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. Louis F. Fowler's cause is highlighted.

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

How Louis F. Fowler Compares

Age at Death
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Louis F. Fowler is highlighted in Dec.

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

Incident Location