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Sergeant

Anthony Millison

Illinois State Police — Springfield, IL

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch October 27, 1997

Age 44

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

Badge 4004

The Vigil Panel 144 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 66

Incident

Sergeant Anthony Millison was killed when he fell from the Thornton-Blue Island Overpass on I-57 in Dixmoor while assisting at the scene of an accident. The overpass was extremely icy due to inclement weather. He was responding to another accident on the overpass when his vehicle slid on the ice and crashed into a barrier. Despite being injured, he began tending to other motorists who had also crashed. As he assisted the motorists, he noticed another vehicle sliding toward him. He attempted to jump out of the way by holding onto the overpass rail but fell to the concrete 47 feet below. He was transported to St. Francis Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Sergeant Millison was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Illinois State Police for 10 years. He had previously served with the Illinois Department of Corrections for eight years. He is survived by his wife and son. Trooper Millison was posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and son.

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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.
Sergeant Millison gave the Illinois State Police 18 years.
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 October 27, 1997

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

Age 44

Badge Number 4004

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Anthony Millison served in the U.S. Air Force (1971â1975) before joining law enforcement.

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Sergeant Anthony Millison is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 97,772 officers

0% Accident