Incident
Trooper Mangiamele succumbed to injuries received five days earlier when his police motorcycle went out of control on loose gravel at 11th Street and Field Boulevard in Chicago, Illinois. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital where he remained until his death. Trooper Mangiamele had served with the Illinois State Police for three years and was assigned to District 3.
Survivors
Trooper Mangiamele was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Mangiamele gave the Illinois State Police 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Mangiamele.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Sam Mangiamele 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. Sam Mangiamele's cause is highlighted.
How Sam Mangiamele Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sam Mangiamele is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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