Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Clinton Crawford was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while assisting another officer at the scene of an accident on I-79 in Mt. Nebo. He had just finished speaking with a victim of the accident and was returning to his cruiser when an approaching tractor-trailer jack-knifed and struck him, killing him instantly.
Survivors
Trooper Crawford had served with the Pennsylvania State Police for six and a half years and was survived by his two children, parents, and siblings.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Crawford gave the Pennsylvania State Police 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Crawford.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Clinton Wayne Crawford 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 Police, 42 of 87 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clinton Wayne Crawford's cause is highlighted.
How Clinton Wayne Crawford Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clinton Wayne Crawford is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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