Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Thomas Clardy died from injuries he sustained in a vehicle collision on I-90, near mile marker 80 in Charlton, at approximately 12:00 pm.
He was working an overtime assignment conducting accident reduction enforcement when he made a traffic stop of another vehicle. He had returned to his patrol car when another vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed crossed three travel lanes and struck him from behind.
Trooper Clardy was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. The driver of the vehicle who struck the patrol car was charged with driving under the influence of marijuana. He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and vehicular homicide.
Trooper Clardy was a United States Army and Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Massachusetts State Police for 10 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and six children.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Trooper Clardy gave the Massachusetts State Police 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Massachusetts. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Thomas L. Clardy served in the Marine Corps (1999â2003) before joining law enforcement.
Trooper Thomas L. Clardy is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MA, 199 of 469 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.4% of this state's fallen. That is 11.8 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Massachusetts State Police, 7 of 38 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 18.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas L. Clardy's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas L. Clardy Compares
Offender Outcome
Convicted of manslaughter
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas L. Clardy is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas L. Clardy was killed by automobile; narcotics involved.
Incident Location
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