Martin Clasby

Fairmount Park Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Accident

End of Watch December 31, 1937

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Park Guard Martin Clasby was struck and killed by a car while directing traffic at Belmont Avenue and George's Hill Drive. Two vehicles collided and one of them swerved into him. He was transported to Presbyterian Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries 90 minutes later. The driver who caused the crash was sentenced to one to three years in prison. He had previously served six years in prison for the murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Robert Wise on November 30th, 1924.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Park Guard Clasby served with the Fairmount Park Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Park Guard Clasby.

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

Agency

Department Fairmount Park Police Department

Location Philadelphia, PA

Platform Identity fppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 31, 1937

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Park Guard Martin Clasby 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Fairmount Park Police Department, 5 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Fairmount Park Police Department

of 7 officers

71.4% Accident

PA — Statewide

417

of 1,261 officers

33.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident