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.
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- April 2, 2026
- 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
Service Record
Incident Details
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Todd Wayne Stone's cause is highlighted.
How Todd Wayne Stone Compares
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.
Incident Location
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