Incident
Deputy Sheriff Clinton Frazier was killed in a single-car crash on Highway 178, just inside the Myrtle city limits, at approximately 9:00 pm.
He was attempting to stop a vehicle when his patrol car left the roadway, struck an embankment, and overturned. The driver of the vehicle he was attempting to stop fled the scene following the crash. She was arrested several days later and charged with culpable negligent manslaughter and leaving the scene of a traffic fatality. In June 2016, she was sentenced to 12 years and 5 years probation.
Deputy Frazier served with the Union County Sheriff's Office for two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
In Our Keeping
- Permanent identifier
BO-US-MS-AF8CFA52- Stewardship
- Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
- Added to badge.nw
- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Clinton. Claim this record.
This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Frazier gave the Union County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Albany community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Frazier.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Clinton H. Frazier 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 MS, 89 of 349 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clinton H. Frazier's cause is highlighted.
How Clinton H. Frazier Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 12 years
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clinton H. Frazier is highlighted in Dec.