Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Robert Aldrich was killed in an automobile crash while en route to conduct a raid at a house of ill fame. A vehicle being operated by a juvenile driver ran a stop sign at Illinois Highway 37 and Olmstead Road in Olmstead and struck Sheriff Aldrich's car, killing him instantly. Sheriff Aldrich's wife, who was traveling in the vehicle with him, was also killed. The deputy who was driving the car was injured. The youth driver was injured and one of his passengers was killed. Sheriff Aldrich had served with the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department for six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his five children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Aldrich gave the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mound City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Aldrich.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Robert Aldrich 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 Pulaski 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Aldrich's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Aldrich Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Aldrich is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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