Clyde Arthur Wehunt
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Trooper

Clyde Arthur Wehunt

Georgia State Patrol — Atlanta, GA
Accident
End of Watch April 20, 1951
Age 36
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Badge 217
The Vigil Panel 87 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Clyde Wehunt was killed when his vehicle failed to negotiate a curve while responding to a call on GA-5, near Blue Ridge. Trooper Wehunt had served with the Georgia State Patrol for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two sons.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Wehunt gave the Georgia State Patrol 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Wehunt.

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

Agency

Location Atlanta, GA
Platform Identity ghp.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 20, 1951
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 36
Badge Number 217
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Clyde Arthur Wehunt 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 Georgia State Patrol, 24 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 82.8% of this agency's fallen.

Georgia State Patrol
24
of 29 officers
82.8% 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. Clyde Arthur Wehunt'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 Clyde Arthur Wehunt Compares

Age at End of Watch
36
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. Clyde Arthur Wehunt is highlighted in Apr.

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