Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Bracy was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic around a tree that had fallen into the roadway near 932 Edison Avenue at 1:55 a.m. He died from his injuries the following day. Sergeant Bracy had served with the Detroit Police Department for 21 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
21 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Bracy gave the Detroit Police Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Bracy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Clarence W. Bracy is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,585 officers honored here.
In MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Detroit Police Department, 58 of 250 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clarence W. Bracy's cause is highlighted.
How Clarence W. Bracy Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clarence W. Bracy is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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