Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Clarke was killed in a motorcycle accident when his motorcycle got caught in streetcar tracks. He lost control of the bike and struck an oncoming truck.
Survivors
Patrolman Clarke had been with the agency for three years and was survived by his mother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Clarke gave the Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Clarke.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman J. Lee Clarke 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol, 10 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. J. Lee Clarke's cause is highlighted.
How J. Lee Clarke Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. J. Lee Clarke is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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