Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Embree was killed in an automobile accident while returning to the district headquarters in Springfield. He and a Secretary of State employee were returning from Chicago after delivering documents for the Governor. For unknown reasons Trooper Embree's automobile swerved into the path of an oncoming tractor trailer on Route 66, near Towanda. Trooper Embree was transported to Normal Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. His passenger did not receive any injuries. Trooper Embree had served with the Illinois State Police for ten months and was assigned to District 9.
Survivors
Trooper Embree was survived by his wife and child.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Embree 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 Embree.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Raymond Embree 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. Raymond Embree's cause is highlighted.
How Raymond Embree Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond Embree is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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