Arkansas State Police, Arkansas
End of Watch: Thursday, December 8, 1977
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 11 years, 1 month
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: December 8, 1977
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Kelly Pigue was fatally injured in an automobile crash on Highway 64 west of Wynne, Arkansas.
An oncoming tractor-trailer jackknifed during a period of rain, causing it to cross into Sergeant Pigue's lane and strike his patrol car head-on.
Sergeant Pigue had served with the Arkansas State Police for 11 years. He was survived by his mother and two brothers.