Roll of Honor
Incident
Private Claude Keesey was killed when his patrol vehicle skidded on the icy roadway along Baltimore Pike and struck a telephone pole at 10:45 p.m. He was searching for three boys who had escaped from Glen Mills School at Elwyn. Private Keesey had served with the Pennsylvania State Police for 17 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Private Keesey gave the Pennsylvania State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Private Keesey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Private Claude Frederick Keesey 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Pennsylvania State Police, 42 of 87 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Claude Frederick Keesey's cause is highlighted.
How Claude Frederick Keesey Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Claude Frederick Keesey is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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