Clark Lewis
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Trooper

Clark Lewis

New York State Police — Albany, NY
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch January 19, 1936
Age 42
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Clark Lewis was killed when his open touring car went off Route 27 near the Village of Montauk during a snowstorm. He skidded on the icy road, and his touring car overturned.

Trooper Lewis was a United States WWI veteran and had served with the New York State Police for 11 years, assigned to Troop L.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Lewis gave the New York State Police 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Lewis.

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Albany, NY
Platform Identity nysp.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 19, 1936
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Clark Lewis served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Clark Lewis 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At New York State Police, 94 of 171 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.

New York State Police
94
of 171 officers
55% Accident
NY — Statewide
645
of 2,147 officers
30% 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. Clark Lewis's cause is highlighted.

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

How Clark Lewis Compares

Age at Death
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
11
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clark Lewis is highlighted in Jan.

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

Military Service

Clark Lewis served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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