Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Bunch was killed when his police motorcycle was struck by a reckless driver at Reid and Nassau Streets at 2055 hours while returning to duty after his meal break.
Survivors
He had been with the agency for four months and was survived by his wife and four 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.
Traffic Policeman Bunch served with the Charleston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Charleston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Traffic Policeman Bunch.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Traffic Policeman Julian C. Bunch 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 SC, 137 of 438 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Charleston Police Dept., 10 of 24 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Julian C. Bunch's cause is highlighted.
How Julian C. Bunch Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Julian C. Bunch is highlighted in May.
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