Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Alan Haymaker was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a burglary-in-progress call shortly before 5:15 am. His patrol car hit a patch of ice on the roadway, jumped the curb and struck a light pole, then a tree, while traveling southbound on Lake Shore Drive near Irving Park Road.
He was transported to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later.
Sergeant Haymaker was a third-generation officer with the Chicago Police Department and had served for 21 years and was assigned to the Town Hall District.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three daughters, parents, three brothers, and two sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
21 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Haymaker gave the Chicago Police Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Haymaker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Alan J. Haymaker is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Chicago Police Department, 107 of 571 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alan J. Haymaker's cause is highlighted.
How Alan J. Haymaker Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alan J. Haymaker is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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