Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant James Fogleman was killed in an automobile accident while transporting a critically injured child to the hospital. He was involved in a single-vehicle crash on Military Trail, near Diekhans Road, while en route. After being transported to the hospital he refused treatment until the child and his mother were treated first. As he sat in a chair doing paperwork he collapsed. It was later determined that his gun had impaled his spleen, causing him to bleed to death.
Survivors
Sergeant Fogleman was survived by his expectant wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Fogleman served with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the West Palm Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Fogleman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant James Stephen Fogleman 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, 9 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Stephen Fogleman's cause is highlighted.
How James Stephen Fogleman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Stephen Fogleman is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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