Incident
Deputy Sheriff Joe Clark was killed when a fire truck that was responding to a fire collided with his patrol car.
Deputy Clark had been with the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office for six weeks.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Clark served with the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Tulsa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Clark.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Tulsa County Sheriff's Office has lost 11 officers; 1 of them lost to accidents.
Joe is one of 135 officers lost to accidents in OK, 23.2% of the 582 remembered there.
Joe is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Joe is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1959, 1 officer in OK was lost to accidents, the 39th heaviest of 78 years on record. The heaviest was 1980, with 4.
In 1959, 58 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 77th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1959, 67 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 79th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Joe was 59. Of the 118 lost to accidents in OK whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 48.8; the middle age was 38. Joe had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Joe was 59. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Joe had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Joe was 59. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Joe had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
February holds 9.6% of these deaths in OK; March holds the most, 12.6%. Wednesdays: 9.6%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 9.1% of all 11 deaths at Tulsa County Sheriff's Office, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 23.2% of all 582 deaths in OK, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Tulsa County Sheriff's Office has 11 officers remembered here, Joe among them.
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Pleas Yargee
Oct 27, 1909
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Charles Stamper Oct 9, 1910
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John Ernst
Dec 25, 1910
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Dewitt Clinton Cooley
Sep 15, 1915
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James Ward Aug 20, 1919
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William Thomas Beasley
Sep 11, 1919
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James A. Sewell
Mar 24, 1925
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Joe Cecil Clark
Feb 18, 1959
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Wesley Green Cole
Jun 9, 1972
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John Okafor
Apr 15, 2020
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John Arthur Harris, II
Aug 19, 2021
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 4-W
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