Incident
Trooper Clark Lewis was killed when his open touring car went off Route 27 near the Village of Montauk during a snowstorm. He skidded on the icy road, and his touring car overturned.
Trooper Lewis was a United States WWI veteran and had served with the New York State Police for 11 years, assigned to Troop L.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Lewis gave the New York State Police 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Lewis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Trooper Clark Lewis 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At New York State Police, 94 of 171 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clark Lewis's cause is highlighted.
How Clark Lewis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clark Lewis is highlighted in Jan.
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