Larry Eugene Streight
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Sergeant

Larry Eugene Streight

Veteran → Accident
End of Watch August 28, 1986
Age 37
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Larry Streight was killed in a motorcycle accident after leaving the department's firearms range. Sergeant Streight had served with the Henry County Sheriff's Department for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-IL-4CA23204
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Streight gave the Henry County Sheriff's Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cambridge community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Streight.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Cambridge, Henry County, IL
Platform Identity hcso.henry.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 28, 1986
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Larry Eugene Streight served in the U.S. Army (1967–1969) before joining law enforcement.

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Sergeant Larry Eugene Streight 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 Henry County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Henry County Sheriff's Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
IL — Statewide
354
of 1,318 officers
26.9% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Larry Eugene Streight's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Larry Eugene Streight Compares

Age at Death
37
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
10
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Larry Eugene Streight is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Military Service

Larry Eugene Streight served in the U.S. Army (1967–1969) before joining law enforcement.

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