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Motorcycle Deputy

Clarence Henry LaCroix

Macomb County Sheriff's Office — Mount Clemens, MI

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch August 25, 1925

Age 29

Badge 25

The Vigil Panel 49 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 4

Incident

Deputy Clarence LaCroix was killed in a motorcycle crash while on patrol.

He was riding west on Nine Mile Road near Van Dyke when a Nash automobile turned in front of him. The motorcycle was hurled into a ditch after brushing the auto, and then fell on top of the officer. Attendants from the Detroit Police ambulance who took the call said that his neck was broken, and he lived but a short time afterwards. No charges were brought against the driver of the vehicle.

Deputy LaCroix was known as an expert cyclist. He'd served as a dispatch rider for the U.S. Army in France with the American Expeditionary Forces for 22 months during World War I. He was buried with military honors, having won honorable mention overseas, a military firing squad, buglers corps, color guard, and both a police and sheriff escort accompanied the American Legion in the procession to the St. Peter's Cemetery.

Deputy LaCroix was survived by his wife and two daughters.

Survivors

Deputy LaCroix was survived by his wife and two daughters.

In Our Keeping

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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.
Motorcycle Deputy LaCroix served with the Macomb County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Mount Clemens community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Macomb County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Mount Clemens, Macomb County, MI

Platform Identity mcso.macomb.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 25, 1925

Age 29

Badge Number 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Clarence Henry LaCroix served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Motorcycle Deputy Clarence Henry LaCroix 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Macomb County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Macomb County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

60% Accident

MI — Statewide

229

of 718 officers

31.9% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident