Clinton Burtner
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Officer

Clinton Burtner

Riverside Police Department — Riverside, CA
Accident
End of Watch December 4, 1938
Age 42
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Clinton Burtner succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident one week earlier. A car failed to yield at a red light and collided with Officer Burtner's motorcycle at the intersection of Main Street and 8th Street. The driver of the car plead guilty to negligent homicide and was sentenced to probation. Officer Burtner had served with the Riverside Police Department for eight years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, and one grandchild.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Burtner gave the Riverside Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Riverside community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Burtner.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Riverside, Riverside County, CA
Platform Identity rpd.riverside.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 4, 1938
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Clinton Burtner 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Riverside Police Department, 1 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 6.7% of this agency's fallen.

Riverside Police Department
1
of 15 officers
6.7% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% 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. Clinton Burtner's cause is highlighted.

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

How Clinton Burtner Compares

Age at Death
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clinton Burtner is highlighted in Dec.

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

Incident Location