Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrol Officer Vaughn Kee was struck and killed by a drunk driver. He had stopped a drunk driver at 2:35 a.m. on Ben Sawyer Boulevard. After placing the driver in the back of his patrol vehicle, he was walking around the car when a second drunk driver approached from the rear, sideswiped the police car, and hit Patrol Officer Kee. He was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries approximately four hours later. The drunk driver kept driving until he was pulled over 500 feet away. He pleaded guilty to felony driving under the influence and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He was paroled after serving less than two years. Officer Kee had served with the Mount Pleasant Police Department for only one month and previously served with the Capital Police in Columbia and the Knoxville Police Department in Tennessee. He is survived by his parents, brother, and fiancee. The “Vaughn Ed Kee Parkway” in Mount Pleasant was dedicated in his honor.
Survivors
Survivor Angela Hogan
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Kee gave the Mount Pleasant Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mount Pleasant community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Kee.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrol Officer Vaughn Edward Kee is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In SC, 271 of 438 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Vaughn Edward Kee's cause is highlighted.
How Vaughn Edward Kee Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 10 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Vaughn Edward Kee is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Vaughn Edward Kee was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.