Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Kelly Pigue was fatally injured in an automobile crash on Highway 64 west of Wynne, Arkansas. An oncoming tractor-trailer jackknifed during a period of rain, causing it to cross into Sergeant Pigue's lane and strike his patrol car head-on. Sergeant Pigue had served with the Arkansas State Police for 11 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother and two brothers.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Pigue gave the Arkansas State Police 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arkansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Pigue.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Kelly Ray Pigue 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 AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Arkansas State Police, 15 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 65.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kelly Ray Pigue's cause is highlighted.
How Kelly Ray Pigue Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kelly Ray Pigue is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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