Roll of Honor
Incident
Senior Parole Agent Ellane Aimiuwu was killed in a four-car automobile crash on Interstate 80 near Mokena in Will County.
As Agent Aimiuwu was traveling near the 143-mile marker at about 3:00 p.m., a westbound sport utility vehicle went out of control and flipped over the center median wall. That vehicle struck two cars in the eastbound lanes, landing on top of Agent Aimiuwu's department-issued vehicle. Another eastbound vehicle then struck the sport utility vehicle.
Agent Aimiuwu was pronounced dead at the scene from injuries he suffered in the accident.
Senior Parole Agent Aimiuwu had served with the Illinois Department of Corrections for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Senior Parole Agent Aimiuwu gave the Illinois Department of Corrections 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Parole Agent Aimiuwu.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Senior Parole Agent Ellane E. Aimiuwu 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. Ellane E. Aimiuwu's cause is highlighted.
How Ellane E. Aimiuwu Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ellane E. Aimiuwu is highlighted in Feb.
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