Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Poyster Keene was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car was struck head-on by an oncoming car on U.S. Route 23 at 1:10 am. The driver of the vehicle that caused the accident was also killed and two individuals in Deputy Keene's patrol car were injured.
Deputy Keene had served with the agency for 20 years.
Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Keene.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis July 10th, 2019
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- July 23, 2026
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20 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Keene gave the Pike County Sheriff's Office 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Pikeville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Keene.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Poyster "Poss" Keene 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Pike County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 16 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Poyster "Poss" Keene's cause is highlighted.
How Poyster "Poss" Keene Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Poyster "Poss" Keene is highlighted in May.
Others Who Wore This Badge
15 officers from Pike County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
