Clayton Hall Yearick

Kern County Sheriff's Office — Bakersfield, CA

Accident

End of Watch November 15, 1949

Age 38

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Gender Male

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Incident

Sergeant Clayton Yearick was killed in a light-plane crash while searching for escapees from the county jail. The civilian pilot was also killed.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Yearick served with the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Bakersfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Yearick.

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

Agency

Department Kern County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Bakersfield, Kern County, CA

Platform Identity kcso.kern.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 15, 1949

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Clayton Hall Yearick is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 officers honored here.

In CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Kern County Sheriff's Office, 18 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 64.3% of this agency's fallen.

Kern County Sheriff's Office

of 28 officers

64.3% Accident

CA — Statewide

719

of 1,837 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,095

of 32,587 officers

31% Accident