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Kara M. Kelly-Borgognone
Incident
Trooper Kara Kelly-Borgognone succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Pyramid Way and Highland Ranch Parkway, near Sparks, four days earlier.
She was responding to a call involving a possible bomb at a local gas station in Spanish Springs. Her patrol car collided with another vehicle during the response. She was transported to Renown Regional Medical Center where she remained in grave condition in order to donate her organs.
Trooper Kelly-Borgognone had served with the Nevada Highway Patrol for two years and had previously served with the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation for eight years.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband, two daughters, parents, and three siblings.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Kelly-Borgognone gave the Nevada Department of Public Safety 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Nevada. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Kelly-Borgognone.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Nevada Department of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol has lost 10 officers; 3 of them lost to accidents.
Kara is one of 40 officers lost to accidents in NV, 27.4% of the 146 remembered there.
Kara is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Kara is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2008, 1 officer in NV was lost to accidents, the 8th heaviest of 31 years on record. The heaviest was 1966, with 3.
In 2008, 69 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 51st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 2008, 82 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 52nd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Kara was 33. Of the 39 lost to accidents in NV whose age is recorded, half were between 31.5 and 47; the middle age was 40. Kara had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 3.5 years.
Kara was 33. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Kara had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Kara was 33. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Kara had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
February holds 2.5% of these deaths in NV; December holds the most, 17.5%. Thursdays: 12.5%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Thursdays: 14.2%.
How
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 10 deaths at Nevada Department of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 27.4% of all 146 deaths in NV, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
Her people
Nevada Department of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol has 10 officers remembered here, Kara among them.
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Robert Russell McGuire
May 16, 1961
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Gary Vance Gifford
Oct 14, 1975
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Daniel Mark Garcia Peterson
Jun 18, 1992
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Carlos Jose Juan Borland
Dec 1, 1993
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Kara M. Kelly-Borgognone
Feb 28, 2008
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Benjamin Michael Jenkins
Mar 27, 2020
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Micah David May
Jul 29, 2021
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Clifford Fontaine
Nov 27, 2021
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Michael Abbate
Nov 30, 2023
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Alberto Edaniel Felix
Nov 30, 2023
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 3-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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