Roll of Honor
William Karl Keesee
Incident
Sergeant Karl Keesee was killed in a single-vehicle crash on US 84 approximately two miles west of Goldthwaite, Texas.
His patrol car left the roadway and overturned, causing him to suffer fatal injuries.
Sergeant Keesee had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for 25 years and was assigned to Brownwood, Region 5.
Survivors
He is survived by his son who is also a DPS officer.
In Our Keeping
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
25 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Keesee gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Keesee.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant William Karl Keesee 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 56 of 95 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 58.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Karl Keesee's cause is highlighted.
How William Karl Keesee Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Karl Keesee is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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