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Police Officer

Leslie Dean Keely

Flint Police Department — Flint, MI

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch September 24, 1999

Age 49

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

The Vigil Panel 146 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 12

Incident

Officer Leslie Keely was killed when his patrol car was struck by a Michigan State Police patrol car during a vehicle pursuit on Lapeer Road between Howe Road and Lombardy Street.

The pursuit was initiated by a neighboring agency and had entered Flint. As the chase left the city, the Flint units were pulled off of the chase. As Officer Keely was making a U-turn to return to his jurisdiction, his patrol car was struck on the driver's side door by a Michigan State Police vehicle that was still assisting with the chase.

Officer Keely was killed instantly upon impact. The suspect was later arrested and charged with manslaughter, fleeing and eluding police, and other charges.

Officer Keely had served with the Flint Police Department for almost 15 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two sons.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Keely gave the Flint Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Flint community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Keely.

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

Agency

Department Flint Police Department

Type Other

Location Flint, Genesee County, MI

Platform Identity fpd.genesee.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 24, 1999

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Leslie Dean Keely served in the U.S. Army (1969â1971) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Leslie Dean Keely 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 MI, 229 of 719 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.8% of this state's fallen. That is 31.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Flint Police Department, 9 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 69.2% of this agency's fallen.

Flint Police Department

of 13 officers

69.2% Accident

MI — Statewide

229

of 719 officers

31.8% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident