Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Shane Totty was killed in a motorcycle crash in the 6400 block of Jones Creek Road while escorting a funeral procession.
His police motorcycle collided with another vehicle that pulled out in front of him at approximately 2:40 pm. Bystanders and responding officers performed CPR before he was transported to a local hospital. He succumbed to his injuries a short time later.
Corporal Totty had only returned to full duty several months earlier after being shot in the face by a mental subject in February 2018.
Corporal Totty had served with the Baton Rouge Police Department for 4-1/2 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and young child.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Totty gave the Baton Rouge Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baton Rouge community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Totty.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Shane Michael Totty 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 Baton Rouge Police Dept., 8 of 27 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Shane Michael Totty's cause is highlighted.
How Shane Michael Totty Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Shane Michael Totty is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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