Clyde Otis Moore

Springfield Police Department — Springfield, MO

Accident

End of Watch August 1, 1930

Age 25

Tour of Duty 8 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Officer Moore was killed in a motorcycle accident while escorting a fire truck to the scene of a fire. During the response his path became blocked by a streetcar and a parked car where were in front of him near the intersection of Grant Avenue and Lynn Street. He attempted to drive his Harley Davidson police motorcycle over the curb but lost control and struck a utility pole. Officer Moore's motorcycle was restored and put on display in the agency's museum. Officer Moore had been with the Springfield Police Department for eight months.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Moore served with the Springfield Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Springfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Moore.

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

Agency

Department Springfield Police Department

Location Springfield, MO

Platform Identity spd.greene.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 1, 1930

Tour of Duty 8 mo

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Clyde Otis Moore 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Springfield Police Department, 1 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 12.5% of this agency's fallen.

Springfield Police Department

of 8 officers

12.5% Accident

MO — Statewide

237

of 813 officers

29.2% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident