Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Burden was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car was struck by a vehicle while pulling onto Highway 31. The driver of the other vehicle was also killed. Chief Burden had been in law enforcement for over 20 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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20 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Burden gave the Kerens Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Kerens community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Burden.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Alfred F. Burden 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alfred F. Burden's cause is highlighted.
How Alfred F. Burden Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alfred F. Burden is highlighted in Jan.