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Motorcycle Officer Clinton Green was killed when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle at Blount Street and Hayne Street in Pensacola.
While returning from a fire call around noon, heading west on Blount Street when he collided with a vehicle turning left onto Hayne Street. He was transported to Pensacola Hospital, where he succumbed to a fractured skull and internal injuries six hours later.
Officer Green had served with the Pensacola Police Department for 16 years and had recently been promoted to Motorcycle Officer. He previously served with the Louisiana and Nashville Railroad, Escambia County Sheriff's Office, and as a constable with District 2.
Survivors
Survivors include his wife, son, four daughters, two brothers, and two sisters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Green served with the Pensacola Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Pensacola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Green.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Pensacola Police Department has lost 15 officers; 5 of them lost to accidents.
Clinton is one of 314 officers lost to accidents in FL, 31.2% of the 1,006 remembered there.
Clinton is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Clinton 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 1938, 1 officer at Pensacola Police Department was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1938, 1 officer in FL was lost to accidents, the 81st heaviest of 95 years on record. The heaviest was 1981, with 9.
In 1938, 89 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 15th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1938, 100 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 21st heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
When
February holds 40% of these deaths at Pensacola Police Department, more than any other month. Saturdays: 20%.
February holds 10.5% of these deaths in FL, more than any other month. Saturdays: 16.2%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 33.3% of all 15 deaths at Pensacola Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.2% of all 1,006 deaths in FL, 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
Pensacola Police Department has 15 officers remembered here, Clinton among them.
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John William Robert Gordon Sep 22, 1889
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John Yelverton Jun 3, 1899
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William B. Burnham Mar 18, 1906
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J. D. Carter Apr 4, 1909
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C. F. Bazzell Mar 16, 1932
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Clinton A. Green Feb 26, 1938
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Archie Bowman Aug 19, 1938
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Herbert Hatcher Jan 15, 1939
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Edward O'Brien Pursell
Aug 12, 1944
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Louis J. Champa May 27, 1951
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Curtis Neal Jones
Jun 27, 1980
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Amos Cross
Sep 12, 1980
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Stephen A. Taylor
Oct 19, 1982
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Glenn Rowe Austraw
Feb 26, 1997
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Adam George Bernard McCoy
Apr 26, 2020
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 54-E
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