Louis Edward Wagner
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Police Officer

Louis Edward Wagner

Accident
End of Watch July 5, 1931
Age 27
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Louis Wagner was killed in a motorcycle crash when he lost control of his motorcycle in Kennedy Township near the intersection of Route 22 and Route 30. He had responded to an incident in Moon Township where he made an arrest shortly after arriving at the scene. Once he handed the custody of his prisoner to Moon Township Police once they arrived on the scene Officer Wagner returned to Ingram Borough. As he was returning to the Borough Officer Wagner lost control of his motorcycle near Lorish Garage and crashed into two vehicles where he he died at the scene. Officer Wagner had served with the Ingram Borough Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Wagner gave the Ingram Borough Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pittsburgh community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wagner.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Pittsburgh, PA
Platform Identity ibpd.allegheny.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 5, 1931
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Louis Edward Wagner 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 33.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Ingram Borough Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
PA — Statewide
417
of 1,261 officers
33.1% 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 Edward Wagner's cause is highlighted.

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

How Louis Edward Wagner Compares

Age at Death
27
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 Edward Wagner is highlighted in Jul.

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

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