Wiley Ashley Clark, III
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Patrolman

Wiley Ashley Clark, III

Eutaw Police Department — Eutaw, AL
Accident
End of Watch June 13, 1971
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Clark and Officer Joseph Leavelle were killed in an automobile accident while pursuing a vehicle that had been driving in a reckless manner at 0200 hours. The driver of the vehicle was never apprehended.

Survivors

Survivors

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BO-US-AL-BA3D3537
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Patrolman Clark gave the Eutaw Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Eutaw community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Clark.

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

Agency

Location Eutaw, AL
Platform Identity epd.greene.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 13, 1971
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile
Offender Never apprehended

Patrolman Wiley Ashley Clark, III 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Eutaw Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Eutaw Police Department
2
of 2 officers
100% Accident
AL — Statewide
182
of 643 officers
28.3% 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. Wiley Ashley Clark, III'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 Wiley Ashley Clark, III Compares

Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

Offender Outcome

Never apprehended

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Wiley Ashley Clark, III is highlighted in Jun.

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

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