Marco T. Carias

Norwalk Police Department — Norwalk, CT

Accident

End of Watch March 20, 1982

Age 26

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Officer Mark Carias was killed when the police vehicle he was traveling in struck a utility pole.

Officer Carias had been with the Norwalk Police Department for two years.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Carias gave the Norwalk Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Norwalk community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Carias.

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

Agency

Department Norwalk Police Department

Location Norwalk, CT

Platform Identity norwpd.western.ct.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 20, 1982

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Marco T. Carias 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 CT, 73 of 169 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.2% of this state's fallen. That is 12.2 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Norwalk Police Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Norwalk Police Department

of 4 officers

75% Accident

CT — Statewide

of 169 officers

43.2% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident