Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Carl Mayo, Jr. was killed in a motorcycle crash at Neuse Boulevard at Queen Anne Lane while responding to a call for service. A passenger vehicle entered the intersection from a stop sign, pulling out in front of his police motorcycle. Sergeant Mayo was severely injured and was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries three days later. Sergeant Mayo was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and two daughters.
In Our Keeping
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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.
Sergeant Mayo gave the New Bern Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Bern community, and 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
Carl Ellis Mayo, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant Carl Ellis Mayo, Jr. 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 NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.
At New Bern Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carl Ellis Mayo, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Carl Ellis Mayo, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Carl Ellis Mayo, Jr. is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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