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Police Officer

Louis Edward Wagner

Ingram Borough Police Department — Pittsburgh, PA

Accident

End of Watch July 5, 1931

Age 27

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Police Officer Louis Wagner was killed in a motorcycle crash when he lost control of his motorcycle in Kennedy Township near the intersection of Route 22 and Route 30. He had responded to an incident in Moon Township where he made an arrest shortly after arriving at the scene. Once he handed the custody of his prisoner to Moon Township Police once they arrived on the scene Officer Wagner returned to Ingram Borough. As he was returning to the Borough Officer Wagner lost control of his motorcycle near Lorish Garage and crashed into two vehicles where he he died at the scene. Officer Wagner had served with the Ingram Borough Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Wagner gave the Ingram Borough Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pittsburgh community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wagner.

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

Agency

Department Ingram Borough Police Department

Location Pittsburgh, PA

Platform Identity ibpd.allegheny.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 5, 1931

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Louis Edward Wagner 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Ingram Borough Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

PA — Statewide

417

of 1,261 officers

33.1% 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. Louis Edward Wagner'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 Louis Edward Wagner Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service