Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Patrick Costello died as a result of a skull fracture he sustained earlier in the day after completing a traffic assignment. Sergeant Costello had just left the intersection of Van Buren Street and LaSalle Street and attempted to jump on a streetcar. He lost his grip and fell to the pavement, suffering a skull fracture. He was transported to Alexian Brothers Hospital where he died from his injury.
Survivors
Sergeant Costello was survived by his wife, parents, brothers, and sisters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Costello served with the Chicago Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Costello.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Patrick J. Costello 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 Chicago Police Department, 107 of 571 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Patrick J. Costello's cause is highlighted.
How Patrick J. Costello Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick J. Costello is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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