Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Clothier was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol. He was struck by a sedan at the intersection of Chester Pike and West Winona Avenue. The driver of the other vehicle was arrested but was later released after the jury found that there was no criminal intent.
Survivors
Chief Clothier had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Clothier gave the Norwood Borough Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Norwood community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Clothier.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Andrew J. Clothier, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew J. Clothier, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Andrew J. Clothier, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew J. Clothier, Jr. is highlighted in Nov.