Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Claude Koontz was killed in a motorcycle accident while chasing a speeding car on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in front of the City Post Office. Another officer riding in the motorcycle's sidecar was only slightly injured. Officer Koontz was assigned to the Sixth Precinct. He was survived by his wife. He is buried in Grove Hill, Virginia.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Koontz served with the Metropolitan Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Koontz.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Claude C. Koontz 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Metropolitan Police Department, 48 of 131 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Claude C. Koontz's cause is highlighted.
How Claude C. Koontz Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Claude C. Koontz is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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