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Clark Kent Simpson
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Trooper

Clark Kent Simpson

Arkansas State Police — Little Rock, AR
Accident
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End of Watch February 18, 1989
Tour of Duty 7 mo
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 22

Incident

Trooper Clark Simpson was killed when his patrol car was struck from behind by a tractor trailer on I-40 as he was completing a traffic stop. He had pulled over a tractor trailer for speeding and had issued the driver a summons. Trooper Simpson remained behind the truck with his lights activated as it accelerated on the shoulder to pull into the travel lane. As Trooper Simpson pulled into the travel lane behind the truck another tractor trailer rear-ended his patrol car. Trooper Simpson had only served with the Arkansas Highway Patrol for seven months.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Simpson served with the Arkansas State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arkansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Simpson.

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

Agency

Department Arkansas State Police
Type State Police
Location Little Rock, AR
Platform Identity asp.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 18, 1989
Tour of Duty 7 mo
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Clark 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 1989, 84 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 21st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Clark had served 0.6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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How

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

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His people

Arkansas State Police has 23 officers remembered here, Clark among them.

Across the years

Trooper Clark Kent Simpson

Arkansas State Police · End of Watch February 18, 1989

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 55-E

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