Clyde Brown Avent
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Patrolman

Clyde Brown Avent

Accident
End of Watch December 12, 1949
Age 39
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Clyde Avent was struck and killed by an automobile while conducting a checkpoint near the intersection of North Church Street and Thomas Street in Rocky Mount. The driver of the vehicle was acquitted of wrongdoing by a jury on February 1, 1950. Patrolman Avent served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for nine years. He was survived by his wife and two children. The overpass of NC64 at I95 in Nash County is named in his honor.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Avent gave the North Carolina Highway Patrol 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Avent.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Raleigh, NC
Platform Identity nchp.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 12, 1949
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Clyde is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1949, 45 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 103rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Clyde was 39. 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. Clyde had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

North Carolina Highway Patrol has 69 officers remembered here, Clyde among them.

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Where

Patrolman Clyde Brown Avent

North Carolina Highway Patrol · End of Watch December 12, 1949

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 4-E

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