Roll of Honor
Keith DeCarlo Smith
Incident
Correctional Officer Keith Smith died from complications of an injury sustained on October 9th, 2012, at the Harnett Correctional Institution.
He was pushing a food service cart through the door of the Restrictive Housing Unit when the cart's wheels became jammed. The cart overturned, causing Officer Smith to suffer a deep laceration on his leg. His medical condition worsened over the coming weeks and he was unable to return to work. He was taken to the Womack Army Hospital where he died from complications of the original injury.
Officer Smith was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the North Carolina Division of Adult Correction for 15 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Correctional Officer Smith gave the North Carolina Department of Public Safety 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Keith DeCarlo Smith served in the Army (1974â1995) before joining law enforcement.
Correctional Officer Keith DeCarlo Smith 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 NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.
At North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, 6 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Keith DeCarlo Smith's cause is highlighted.
How Keith DeCarlo Smith Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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