Keith Harlan Sewell
Agency patch
Trooper

Keith Harlan Sewell

Georgia State Patrol — Atlanta, GA
Accident
End of Watch January 17, 1979
Age 25
Badge GSP
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Sewell was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a call about a motorcycle gang riot in the Skull Shoals area of Greene County. The report turned out to be a false call. Trooper Sewell was assigned to Post 8 in Madison, Georgia.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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.
Trooper Sewell served with the Georgia State Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Sewell.

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

Agency

Location Atlanta, GA
Platform Identity ghp.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 17, 1979
Age 25
Badge Number GSP
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Keith Harlan Sewell 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 GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Georgia State Patrol, 24 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 82.8% of this agency's fallen.

Georgia State Patrol
24
of 29 officers
82.8% Accident
GA — Statewide
263
of 903 officers
29.1% 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. Keith Harlan Sewell'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 Keith Harlan Sewell Compares

Age at End of Watch
25
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Keith Harlan Sewell 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

Incident Location