Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Corey Thompsen was killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of East Leverett Road at County Road 1300E in Champaign County at approximately 3:40 pm.
Trooper Thompson was driving eastbound on East Leverett Road when a truck traveling southbound on Country Road 1300E entered the intersection, colliding with Trooper Thompson's police motorcycle. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The driver was cited for failure to yield right of way at a stop intersection and no valid driver's license.
Trooper Thompsen had served with the Illinois State Police for five years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and parents.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Thompsen gave the Illinois State Police 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Thompsen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Corey S. Thompsen 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 State Police, 49 of 67 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 73.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Corey S. Thompsen's cause is highlighted.
How Corey S. Thompsen Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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