Albert J. Hasson

Illinois State Police — Springfield, IL

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch September 7, 1924

Age 33

Tour of Duty 4 mo

The Vigil Panel 47 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 66

Incident

Trooper Albert Hasson was struck by a car while patrolling about three miles north of Chenoa. He pulled off the road to stop an oncoming car. Just as he stepped onto the roadway, a car struck him from behind, and he was thrown 10 feet. Fellow officers took him to the hospital in Pontiac, where he succumbed to his injuries several hours later. Trooper Hasson was a World War I veteran and served with the Illinois State Police for four months, assigned to District 6, Pontiac. He was survived by his wife. In 2004, a training room in the District 6 Headquarters was named in honor of Trooper Hasson. Trooper Albert Hasson was the first Illinois State Police officer to be killed in the line of duty.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Trooper Hasson served with the Illinois State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Illinois State Police

Type State Police

Location Springfield, IL

Platform Identity ilsp.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 7, 1924

Tour of Duty 4 mo

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Albert J. Hasson served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Albert J. Hasson is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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 26.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Illinois State Police, 49 of 67 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 73.1% of this agency's fallen.

Illinois State Police

of 67 officers

73.1% Accident

IL — Statewide

354

of 1,318 officers

26.9% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident