Brian Keith Anderson
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Patrolman

Brian Keith Anderson

Grove Hill Police Department — Grove Hill, AL
Accident
End of Watch January 31, 1999
Age 33
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolmen Keith Anderson and Nesby Malone were both killed in a single car collision.

The two officers, who were riding together, were attempting to locate a vehicle that had sped past them with its flashers on. While they were attempting to locate that vehicle, their cruiser ran off the road and struck a house, killing both officers instantly.

Survivors

Patrolman Anderson had been employed with the Grove Hill Police Department for five years and is survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Anderson gave the Grove Hill Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Grove Hill community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Anderson.

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

Agency

Location Grove Hill, AL
Platform Identity ghpd.clarke.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 31, 1999
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Brian Keith Anderson 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 Grove Hill Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Grove Hill Police Department
2
of 2 officers
100% Accident
AL — Statewide
182
of 643 officers
28.3% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Brian Keith Anderson Compares

Age at End of Watch
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Brian Keith Anderson is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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