Clarence Leo Wagner
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Police Officer

Clarence Leo Wagner

West Palm Beach Police Department — West Palm Beach, FL
Accident
End of Watch February 10, 1967
Age 28
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Clarence Wagner was killed in a motorcycle crash when another vehicle made a left-hand turn in front of his motorcycle on South Dixie Highway. He was responding to an accident with injuries call at Forest Hill Boulevard with his lights and sirens activated when the accident took place. The driver of the other vehicle was charged with causing an accident by failing to yield right-of-way. Officer Wagner had served with the West Palm Beach Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, mother, two brothers, and one sister.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location West Palm Beach, FL
Platform Identity wpbpd.palmbeach.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 10, 1967
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Clarence Leo Wagner 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At West Palm Beach Police Department, 5 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 38.5% of this agency's fallen.

West Palm Beach Police Department
5
of 13 officers
38.5% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% 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. Clarence Leo Wagner'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 Clarence Leo Wagner Compares

Age at End of Watch
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clarence Leo Wagner is highlighted in Feb.

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

Incident Location