Todd Wayne Stone
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Patrol Officer

Todd Wayne Stone

Clinton Police Department — Clinton, IA
Accident
End of Watch January 27, 1993
Age 29
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Badge 140
The Vigil Panel 138 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Patrol Officer Todd Stone was killed when his patrol car struck a utility pole during a pursuit. Another officer initiated the pursuit after seeing a car doing donuts in a residential intersection. As he was pursuing it another vehicle pulled between him and the offender's vehicle in the 1600 block of Camanche Avenue. His patrol left the roadway and a utility pole after he swerved to avoid that vehicle. The driver of the vehicle he was pursuing was convicted of vehicular homicide in connection with Officer Stone's death and was sentenced to five years in prison. Officer Stone had served with the Clinton Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, 3-year-old daughter, and 1-month-son.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Stone gave the Clinton Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Clinton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Stone.

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

Agency

Location Clinton, IA
Platform Identity cpd.clinton.ia.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 27, 1993
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 29
Badge Number 140
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile
Offender Sentenced to 5 years

Patrol Officer Todd Wayne Stone 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 IA, 71 of 226 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Clinton Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Clinton Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
IA — Statewide
71
of 226 officers
31.4% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Todd Wayne Stone's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Todd Wayne Stone Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

Offender Outcome

Sentenced to 5 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Todd Wayne Stone is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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