Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Fancher was killed in a motorcycle accident while escorting three heavy trucks through the intersection of Essen and Perkins. He lost control of the motorcycle and skidded into the paths of one of the trucks.
Survivors
Officer Fancher had been with the agency for three years and was survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Fancher gave the Baton Rouge Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baton Rouge community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Fancher.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Thomas R. Fancher 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. Thomas R. Fancher's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas R. Fancher Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas R. Fancher is highlighted in Sep.
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