Maxie Mote
Agency patch
Patrolman

Maxie Mote

Clarkesville Police Department — Clarkesville, GA
Accident
End of Watch August 5, 1971
Age 27
Tour of Duty 2 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Mote and Patrolman Carroll York were killed in an automobile accident during a pursuit. Patrolman Mote had served with the agency for 2 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-GA-02BAFE24
Stewardship
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April 2, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Mote served with the Clarkesville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Clarkesville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Mote.

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

Agency

Location Clarkesville, GA
Platform Identity cpd.habersham.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 5, 1971
Tour of Duty 2 mo
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile
Offender Not available

Patrolman Maxie Mote 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 GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Clarkesville Police Department, 3 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Clarkesville Police Department
3
of 3 officers
100% Accident
GA — Statewide
263
of 903 officers
29.1% 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. Maxie Mote'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 Maxie Mote Compares

Age at End of Watch
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Maxie Mote is highlighted in Aug.

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

Others Who Wore This Badge

2 officers from Clarkesville Police Department are honored on badge.nw.