Maurice Glen Brignac
Deputy Sheriff

Maurice Glen Brignac

Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Dept. — Ville Platte, LA
Accident
End of Watch June 1, 2005
Age 58
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Glen Brignac was killed in an automobile crash while responding to an accident with injuries call.

He was traveling west on Highway 104 with lights and sirens and was attempting to pass another vehicle. That car was trying to make a left hand turn onto Tiger Lane when the two cars collided. Deputy Brignac was ejected from his car and died from his injuries.

Deputy Brignac had served with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Department for three years.

Survivors

Deputy Brignac is survived by his two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Brignac gave the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ville Platte community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Brignac.

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

Agency

Location Ville Platte, LA
Platform Identity epso.evangeline.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 1, 2005
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 58
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Maurice Glen Brignac 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 Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Dept.
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Accident
LA — Statewide
180
of 595 officers
30.3% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Maurice Glen Brignac's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Maurice Glen Brignac Compares

Age at End of Watch
58
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Maurice Glen Brignac is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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