Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: 3090
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: March 16, 2016
Weapon Used: Automobile; Narcotics involved
Suspect Info: Convicted of manslaughter
Trooper Thomas Clardy died from injuries he sustained in a vehicle collision on I-90, near mile marker 80 in Charlton, at approximately 12:00 pm.
He was working an overtime assignment conducting accident reduction enforcement when he made a traffic stop of another vehicle. He had returned to his patrol car when another vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed crossed three travel lanes and struck him from behind.
Trooper Clardy was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. The driver of the vehicle who struck the patrol car was charged with driving under the influence of marijuana. He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and vehicular homicide.
Trooper Clardy was a United States Army and Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Massachusetts State Police for 10 years. He is survived by his wife and six children.