Herbert Keith McKelvy
Sergeant

Herbert Keith McKelvy

Accident
End of Watch September 27, 1990
Age 30
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Herbert McKelvy was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car struck a horse on Highway 69 between Arab and Guntersville. Sergeant McKelvy had served with the agency for 11 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-AL-E2B1D365
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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant McKelvy gave the Marshall County Sheriff's Office 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Guntersville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant McKelvy.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Guntersville, Marshall County, AL
Platform Identity mcso.marshall.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 27, 1990
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Herbert Keith McKelvy is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 28.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Marshall County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.

Marshall County Sheriff's Department
2
of 7 officers
28.6% Accident
AL — Statewide
182
of 643 officers
28.3% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Herbert Keith McKelvy's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Herbert Keith McKelvy Compares

Age at Death
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
11
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Herbert Keith McKelvy is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897