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Lieutenant

James Clark

Clarke County Sheriff's Office — Athens, GA

Accident

End of Watch May 24, 2000

Age 55

Tour of Duty 24 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Lieutenant James Clark was killed when he was involved in an automobile crash on U.S. 441 one mile south of the Morgan County-Putnam County line.

Lieutenant Clark and his partner were returning from a prisoner transport when their patrol car was struck on U.S. 441 in Putnam County, Georgia. The pickup truck struck the front driver's side corner of the vehicle, crushing it. Lieutenant Clark was killed instantly.

The second deputy was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.

Lieutenant Clark had served with the Clarke County Sheriff's Office for 29 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.

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Tributes

24 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Clark gave the Clarke County Sheriff's Office 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Athens community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Clark.

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

Agency

Department Clarke County Sheriff's Office

Location Athens, GA

Platform Identity ccso.clarke.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 24, 2000

Tour of Duty 24 yrs

Age 55

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Lieutenant James Clark 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%.

Clarke County Sheriff's Office

of 1 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. James Clark'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 James Clark Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service