Keith Alan Dees
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Police Officer

Keith Alan Dees

Houston Police Department — Houston, TX
Accident
End of Watch March 7, 2002
Age 45
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Keith Dees was killed in a motorcycle accident at approximately 2100 hours while on patrol.

He was driving on I-45 when his motorcycle struck the back of a car that was stopped in the middle lane of the highway. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Officer Dees had served with the Houston Police Department for 20 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.

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20 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Dees gave the Houston Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Dees.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Houston, Harris County, TX
Platform Identity hpd.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 7, 2002
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2002, 73 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 38th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Keith was 45. 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. Keith had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

By month
By day of the week
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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
Weapons recorded
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His people

Houston Police Department has 117 officers remembered here, Keith among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Keith Alan Dees

Houston Police Department · End of Watch March 7, 2002

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 25-E

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