William Karl Keesee
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Sergeant

William Karl Keesee

Accident
End of Watch October 29, 2015
Age 49
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
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Gender Male

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.

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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

Type Highway Patrol
Location Austin, Travis County, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 29, 2015
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

William is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2015, 53 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 88th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

William was 49. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. William had served 25 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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Age by years of service
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When

October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol has 96 officers remembered here, William among them.

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Where

Sergeant William Karl Keesee

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol · End of Watch October 29, 2015

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 6-W

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