Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Kay Rogers succumbed to injuries sustained several hours earlier when a vehicle cut her off at the intersection of Church Street and Middle Tennessee Boulevard at 7:50 p.m.
Officer Rogers was traveling on Middle Tennessee Boulevard in the left lane when a vehicle in the right lane attempted to make an illegal U-turn. Officer Rogers' department motorcycle struck the vehicle on the driver's side. She was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she succumbed to her injuries early the following morning.
The driver was charged with criminally negligent homicide.
Officer Rogers had served with the Murfreesboro Police Department for 4 years. She had previously served with the LaVergne Police Department and Jackson Police Department for a total of 11 years. She was the first and only female motor officer in Murfreesboro.
Officer Rogers is survived by her mother, three brothers, three sisters, and nieces and nephews.
Survivors
Officer Rogers is survived by her mother, three brothers, three sisters, and nieces and nephews.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Rogers gave the Murfreesboro Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Murfreesboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Rogers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Kaya Frances Rogers 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Murfreesboro Police Department, 3 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kaya Frances Rogers's cause is highlighted.
How Kaya Frances Rogers Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kaya Frances Rogers is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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