Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Silas Clark was accidentally shot and killed by one of his officers inside of the police station. The two officers were loading their weapons when the officer's revolver discharged and struck Chief Clark in the stomach. He succumbed to his wound four days later. Chief Clark had served with the Springville Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and nine children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
129 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Chief of Police Clark gave the Springville Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Springville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Silas E. Clark 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 UT, 49 of 138 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.5% of this state's fallen. That is 4.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Springville Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Silas E. Clark's cause is highlighted.
How Silas E. Clark Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Silas E. Clark is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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