Daniel Stanley MacClary
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Police Officer

Daniel Stanley MacClary

Hendersonville Police Department — Hendersonville, TN
Accident Veteran →
End of Watch September 27, 2000
Age 32
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Daniel MacClary was killed when his police motorcycle struck the passenger side of a vehicle.

He was attempting to stop a speeder when another vehicle turned in front of him during rush hour traffic. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No charges were filed against the driver who turned in front of him.

Officer MacClary was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Hendersonville Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his expectant wife and 12-year-old daughter.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-TN-72B28BDE
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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.
Police Officer MacClary gave the Hendersonville Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hendersonville 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

Location Hendersonville, TN
Platform Identity hpd.sumner.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 27, 2000
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Daniel Stanley MacClary served in the Air Force (1987–1995) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Daniel Stanley MacClary 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Hendersonville Police Department, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Hendersonville Police Department
3
of 5 officers
60% Accident
TN — Statewide
191
of 769 officers
24.8% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Stanley MacClary's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Daniel Stanley MacClary Compares

Age at End of Watch
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Stanley MacClary is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897