Douglas Wayne Bryant served in the U.S. Army for 9 months. Douglas served during the years of the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
Vehicle pursuit
Conservation Officer Douglas Bryant was killed when his patrol truck was intentionally struck by the car of a man he was pursuing on I-75/71 in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.
Officer Bryant had stopped the vehicle on the interstate and was speaking with the driver when the man sped away. The patrol truck overturned after being struck near the Buttermilk Pike exit shortly before 2:00 pm. Officer Bryant, who was not wearing his seatbelt, was thrown from the vehicle. He was transported to St. Luke Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The driver of the vehicle he was pursuing was arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter. On June 25th, 2005, he was found guilty of reckless homicide and fleeing a police officer. He was sentenced to two years in prison.
Conservation Officer Bryant had served with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for 14 years and had previously served with the Bromley Police Department for five years.
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In tribute
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Conservation Officer Bryant gave the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources 19 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Conservation Officer Bryant.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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