Clarence Lemuel Maynard
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Sergeant

Clarence Lemuel Maynard

Accident
End of Watch September 9, 1939
Age 40
Badge 13
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Clarence Maynard was killed in an accident while responding to a call near Abingdon, Virginia.

On March 14, 1942, the Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles was split into the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of State Police. The Virginia State Police assumed highway patrol duties while the Department of Motor Vehicles Enforcement Division assumed investigative duties.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Maynard served with the Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles.
Thank you for your service to the Richmond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Maynard.

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

Agency

Location Richmond, VA
Platform Identity vdmved.richmond.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 9, 1939
Age 40
Badge Number 13
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Clarence Lemuel Maynard 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 VA, 203 of 654 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31% of this state's fallen.

At Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles - Enforcement Division, 6 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles - Enforcement Division
6
of 9 officers
66.7% Accident
VA — Statewide
203
of 654 officers
31% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Clarence Lemuel Maynard Compares

Age at End of Watch
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clarence Lemuel Maynard is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location