Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Bourgoyne was killed in a motorcycle accident when he collided with a tractor-trailer. He was attempting to pass the truck in order to stop a car that failed to stop for an officer who was running stationary radar. Officer Bourgoyne had served with the agency for 3 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Bourgoyne 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 Bourgoyne.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Karl F. Bourgoyne 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. Karl F. Bourgoyne's cause is highlighted.
How Karl F. Bourgoyne Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Karl F. Bourgoyne is highlighted in Jul.
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