Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Elliott was killed in an automobile crash while he and another officer returned to the district headquarters in Peoria, Illinois. The officers were attempting to pass another car when the patrol car went out of control on the wet road surface. Trooper Elliott was pinned underneath the car and succumbed to his injuries several hours later. Trooper Elliott had served with the Illinois State Police for seven months and was assigned to District 8.
Survivors
Trooper Elliott was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Elliott served with the Illinois State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Elliott.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Joseph Merritt Elliott 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. Joseph Merritt Elliott's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Merritt Elliott Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Merritt Elliott is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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