Kurt David Knapp
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Trooper

Kurt David Knapp

Accident
End of Watch May 8, 2004
Age 28
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Kurt Knapp was killed in a vehicle crash on I-10 near Comfort, Texas.

He was driving eastbound on the interstate when his patrol car crossed the median and collided with a vehicle in the westbound lanes.

Trooper Knapp had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for five years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-TX-F71A7A2F
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Knapp gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Knapp.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Austin, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 8, 2004
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Kurt David Knapp 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.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol
56
of 95 officers
58.9% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kurt David Knapp's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Kurt David Knapp Compares

Age at End of Watch
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kurt David Knapp is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location