Bryan Scoggins
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Police Officer

Bryan Scoggins

Midland Police Department — Midland, TX
Accident
End of Watch April 14, 1961
Age 32
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Bryan Scoggins was killed in a motorcycle accident at the intersection of Main Street and Hamby Avenue while escorting a funeral procession. He was thrown from his motorcycle and struck a curb. Although he was wearing a helmet he suffered a skull fracture and succumbed to his injuries 10 days later. Officer Scoggins had served with the Midland Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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 Scoggins gave the Midland Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Midland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Scoggins.

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

Agency

Location Midland, TX
Platform Identity mpd.midland.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 14, 1961
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Bryan Scoggins 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Midland Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Midland Police Department
1
of 4 officers
25% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% 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. Bryan Scoggins'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 Bryan Scoggins Compares

Age at End of Watch
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bryan Scoggins is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location