Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Edward Clavell was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Westminster Boulevard and Seal Beach Boulevard at about 8:45 pm. His patrol car collided with another vehicle in the intersection before striking a utility pole and a second vehicle. Officer Clavell had served with the Seal Beach Police Department for two years. He had previously served with the Orange County Sheriff's Department and Westminster Police Department for six years.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents and two sisters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Clavell gave the Seal Beach Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seal Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Clavell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Edward William Clavell, 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward William Clavell, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Edward William Clavell, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward William Clavell, Jr. is highlighted in Aug.