Carl Ellis Mayo Jr.
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Sergeant

Carl Ellis Mayo Jr.

New Bern Police Department — New Bern, NC
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch May 29, 1960
Age 33
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Badge 23
The Vigil Panel 95 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Carl Mayo, Jr. was killed in a motorcycle crash at Neuse Boulevard at Queen Anne Lane while responding to a call for service. A passenger vehicle entered the intersection from a stop sign, pulling out in front of his police motorcycle. Sergeant Mayo was severely injured and was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries three days later. Sergeant Mayo was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and two daughters.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-NC-17B58EB3
Stewardship
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August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Mayo gave the New Bern Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Bern community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location New Bern, Craven County, NC
Platform Identity nbpd.craven.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 29, 1960
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 33
Badge Number 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Carl Ellis Mayo Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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Sergeant Carl Ellis Mayo Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen. That is 30.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At New Bern Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

New Bern Police Department
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Accident
NC — Statewide
205
of 664 officers
30.9% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carl Ellis Mayo Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Carl Ellis Mayo Jr. Compares

Age at Death
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Carl Ellis Mayo Jr. is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Carl Ellis Mayo Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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Others Who Wore This Badge

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