Clark Anthony Wooldridge
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Police Officer

Clark Anthony Wooldridge

Accident
End of Watch August 14, 1979
Age 22
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Clark Wooldridge was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a report of a fight caused by a traffic crash. During the response his patrol car collided with another vehicle, overturned, and became engulfed in flames. Another officer who was responding to the call was able to pull Officer Wooldridge, who was unconscious, from the vehicle. The officer, along with the assistance of a citizen, carried him away from the burning car. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries two days later. Officer Wooldridge had served with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-NV-D80186B3
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Police Officer Wooldridge gave the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Las Vegas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wooldridge.

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

Agency

Location Las Vegas, NV
Platform Identity lvmpd.clark.nv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 14, 1979
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Clark Anthony Wooldridge 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 NV, 40 of 145 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 8 of 24 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
8
of 24 officers
33.3% Accident
NV — Statewide
40
of 145 officers
27.6% 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. Clark Anthony Wooldridge'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 Clark Anthony Wooldridge Compares

Age at End of Watch
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clark Anthony Wooldridge is highlighted in Aug.

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