North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina
End of Watch Monday, December 12, 1949
Add to My HeroesClyde Brown Avent
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 wrong doing by a jury on February 1, 1950.
Patrolman Avent served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for nine years and was survived by his wife and two children. The overpass of NC64 at I95 in Nash County is named in his
honor.
Bio
- Age 39
- Tour 9 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Struck by vehicle
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Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
November 12, 2020
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