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
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.

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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

Type Highway Patrol
Location Austin, Travis County, 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

The Sacrifice · Accident

Kurt is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2004, 72 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 43rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Kurt was 28. 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. Kurt had served 5 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

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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

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

Across the years
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Where

Trooper Kurt David Knapp

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol · End of Watch May 8, 2004

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 21-E

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