Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Keith Earle succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicle crash on March 26th, 2018, at the intersection of Pulaski Pike and Grizzard Road.
He was transported to Huntsville Hospital where his condition deteriorated until passing away on April 9th, 2018.
Officer Earle had served with the Huntsville Police Department for 25 years.
I enjoyed working with Keith when he had to work at the front desk at the PSC. He was a sweet person with a great smile. Seemed to have the perfect personality and mindset to be a great officer. I really hated to hear about Keith's accident (it happened after I had moved away). HPD and the world is less one good officer and human being.
[former] Clerk, Melissa Huntsville Municipal Court [former] January 21st, 2022
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25 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Earle gave the Huntsville Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Earle.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Keith O'Neal Earle 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Huntsville Police Department, 5 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 38.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Keith O'Neal Earle's cause is highlighted.
How Keith O'Neal Earle Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Keith O'Neal Earle is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
12 officers from Huntsville Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
