Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Officer Steven Clark was struck and killed by a stock car at the Bay Meadows Race Track while attempting to render aid following a crash on the track.
He was preparing to leave the track to direct traffic at the intersection of El Camino Real and Hillsdale Boulevard when two race cars collided and crashed through the track fence at the south turn. A mass of spectators was attempting to reach the crash scene. Officer Clark instructed a fellow officer to keep the spectators from entering the track through the outside fence. As he tried to cross the track to reach the inside fence, he was struck by one of the stock cars.
Officer Clark had served as a volunteer reserve officer with the San Mateo Police Department for nine years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Officer Clark gave the San Mateo Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Mateo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Officer Clark.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Officer Steven 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 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 San Mateo 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. Steven E. Clark's cause is highlighted.
How Steven E. Clark Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Steven E. Clark is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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