Harley Lorenze Mark
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Lieutenant

Harley Lorenze Mark

Torrington Police Department — Torrington, WY
Accident
End of Watch September 6, 1993
Age 48
Badge 101
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Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant Harley Mark was killed when his patrol car was struck accidentally by a patrol car from another agency as he was pursuing a prison escapee. The suspect Lieutenant Mark was pursuing was later apprehended in Nebraska.

Survivors

Lieutenant Mark was survived by his wife and three daughters.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-WY-2C00ADE9
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Mark served with the Torrington Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Torrington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Mark.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Torrington, WY
Platform Identity tpd.goshen.wy.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 6, 1993
Age 48
Badge Number 101
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile
Offender Apprehended

Lieutenant Harley Lorenze Mark 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 WY, 17 of 63 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Torrington Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
WY — Statewide
17
of 63 officers
27% 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. Harley Lorenze Mark'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 Harley Lorenze Mark Compares

Age at End of Watch
48
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Offender Outcome

Apprehended

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harley Lorenze Mark 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