Clarence Quinton Evans
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Patrolman

Clarence Quinton Evans

Louisville Police Department — Louisville, KY
Accident
End of Watch April 9, 1934
Age 43
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Evans and Corporal Saxton Dutschke were killed when their patrol wagon was struck by another vehicle at the intersection of 7th and Chestnut at 2255 hours. Corporal Dutschke was killed instantly and Patrolman Evans succumbed to his injuries two days later.

Patrolman Evans served with the Louisville Police Department for five years.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Evans gave the Louisville Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Evans.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Platform Identity lpd.jefferson.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 9, 1934
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Clarence Quinton Evans is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Louisville Police Department, 34 of 91 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.4% of this agency's fallen.

Louisville Police Department
34
of 91 officers
37.4% Accident
KY — Statewide
161
of 983 officers
16.4% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clarence Quinton Evans's cause is highlighted.

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

How Clarence Quinton Evans Compares

Age at Death
43
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clarence Quinton Evans is highlighted in Apr.

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