Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper First Class Ryan Albin was killed in a vehicle crash on I-74, near milepost 155, in the area of Farmer City at approximately 3:10 pm.
His patrol car collided with a box truck as the vehicles reduced speed for slow moving traffic in a construction zone. He was flown to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Trooper First Class Albin's canine was transported to a veterinary hospital with minor injuries.
Trooper First Class Albin had served with the Illinois State Police for 11-1/2 years and was assigned as a canine handler in District 6.
Thank you for your service and please know that your sacrifice is one that will never, ever be forgotten. Rest in peace always.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo Delaware State Police (Retired) June 28th, 2020
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper First Class Albin gave the Illinois State Police 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper First Class Albin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper First Class Ryan Matthew Albin 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
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