Clarence E. Bolton

Taunton Police Department — Taunton, MA

Accident

End of Watch October 30, 1924

Age 63

Tour of Duty 33 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Patrolman Clarence Bolton succumbed to injuries sustained two months earlier when he was struck by a vehicle at the corner of Weir Street and Main Street while on foot patrol.

He was crossing the street during a period of heavy rain which prevented the driver from seeing him. He was transported to a local hospital where he remained in a coma for two months before succumbing to his injuries.

Patrolman Bolton had served with the Taunton Police Department for 33 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

33 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Bolton gave the Taunton Police Department 33 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Taunton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Bolton.

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

Agency

Department Taunton Police Department

Location Taunton, MA

Platform Identity tpd.bristol.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 30, 1924

Tour of Duty 33 yrs

Age 63

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Clarence E. Bolton 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 MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Taunton Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Taunton Police Department

of 4 officers

50% Accident

MA — Statewide

158

of 469 officers

33.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident