Roll of Honor
Clifford Warner Scott, Jr.
Incident
Sergeant Clifford Scott was killed in an automobile crash while attempting to stop a traffic violator at 7:50 p.m. Sergeant Scott was driving on County Drive when he observed the traffic violator traveling the opposite direction. He turned around to stop the car, but another vehicle pulled out of a private drive. Sergeant Scott swerved to avoid the car but was struck by an oncoming car. He was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Sergeant Scott had served with the Prince George County Police Department for 12 years and previously served with the Colonial Heights Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, parents, two sisters, and a brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Scott gave the Prince George County Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Prince George community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Scott.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Clifford Warner Scott, Jr. 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.
National Cause Distribution
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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