Claude Everett Seymour

Virginia State Police — North Chesterfield, VA

Veteran → Veteran → Accident

End of Watch April 25, 1975

Age 50

Tour of Duty 28 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Investigator Claude Seymour was killed in an automobile crash on US Route 1 in Spotsylvania County around 5:00 p.m. Investigator Seymour was in his unmarked patrol vehicle heading north in heavy rain when his vehicle collided head-on with another car. The other driver was also killed. Investigator Seymour was a United States Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War and had served with the Virginia State Police for 28 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and sister.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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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.
Investigator Seymour gave the Virginia State Police 28 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Virginia, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Virginia State Police

Type State Police

Location North Chesterfield, VA

Platform Identity vsp.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 25, 1975

Tour of Duty 28 yrs

Age 50

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Claude Everett Seymour served in the the United States military (1951â1951) before joining law enforcement.

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Investigator Claude Everett Seymour 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 VA, 204 of 655 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Virginia State Police, 32 of 52 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 61.5% of this agency's fallen.

Virginia State Police

of 52 officers

61.5% Accident

VA — Statewide

204

of 655 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident