Roll of Honor
Clark Anthony Wooldridge
Incident
Police Officer Clark Wooldridge was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a report of a fight caused by a traffic crash. During the response his patrol car collided with another vehicle, overturned, and became engulfed in flames. Another officer who was responding to the call was able to pull Officer Wooldridge, who was unconscious, from the vehicle. The officer, along with the assistance of a citizen, carried him away from the burning car. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries two days later. Officer Wooldridge had served with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Wooldridge gave the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Las Vegas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wooldridge.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Clark Anthony Wooldridge 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 NV, 40 of 145 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 8 of 24 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. Clark Anthony Wooldridge's cause is highlighted.
How Clark Anthony Wooldridge Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clark Anthony Wooldridge is highlighted in Aug.
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