Michael Theodore Angelos

Illinois State Police — Springfield, IL

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch July 13, 1960

Age 37

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 66

Incident

Trooper Michael T. Angelos was killed in an automobile accident. Nearing the end of his eight-hour shift, Trooper Angelos was pursuing a speeding car on Roosevelt Road near Elmhurst. Trooper Angelos pulled into the left lane to pass an eastbound vehicle. He was sideswiped by a westbound car and was knocked into the vehicle he was attempting to pass. Trooper Angelos was transported to Elmhurst Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries one hour later. The drivers of the other vehicles suffered injuries, but survived. Trooper Angelos was a U.S Navy veteran of WWII and had served with the Illinois State Police for four years and was assigned to District 2, Elgin. His wife and two children survive.

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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.
Trooper Angelos gave the Illinois State Police 4 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 July 13, 1960

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Military Service

Michael Theodore Angelos served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Michael Theodore Angelos is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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 97,759 officers

0% Accident