Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant John Bagileo was killed in an automobile accident while responding to backup other officers on a call involving a suspect who was tampering with an automobile at 10:00 pm. As he came around a curve on Martin Luther King Highway, a vehicle pulled out from an intersection and attempted to cross the road. Sergeant Bagileo successfully evaded colliding with the vehicle but lost control of his patrol car. His vehicle skidded, collided with a utility pole, and burst into flames. The driver of the other vehicle was not charged. Sergeant Bagileo had served with the Prince George's County Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and daughter.
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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.
Sergeant Bagileo gave the Prince George's County Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Palmer Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Bagileo.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant John Louis Bagileo 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Prince George's County Police Dept., 11 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Louis Bagileo's cause is highlighted.
How John Louis Bagileo Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Louis Bagileo is highlighted in Feb.
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