Roll of Honor
Andrew John Faught
Incident
Correctional Sergeant Drew Faught was killed in a vehicle collision on St. Marie Road in Olney.
At 7:30 a.m., Sergeant Faught was en route to a tactical call at the Lawrence Correctional Center. As he passed another vehicle in heavy fog, he crashed into another car.
The driver of the other car sustained minor injuries.
Correctional Sergeant Faught had served with the Illinois Department of Corrections for six years and was assigned to the Tactical Response Team.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents and eight siblings.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Sergeant Faught gave the Illinois Department of Corrections 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Sergeant Faught.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Sergeant Andrew John Faught 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 Illinois Department of Corrections, 5 of 32 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 15.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew John Faught's cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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