Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper George Fredrickson was electrocuted by a power line at the scene of a collision on Route 100, approximately two miles west of Grafton, in Jersey County. He and other officers had responded to a motorcycle accident after its driver, who was fatally injured, had struck a power line pole. As Trooper Fredrickson walked toward the motorcycle in the darkness, he came into contact with a low-hanging, 6,700-volt high-tension line that had become loosened in the collision, killing him instantly. Trooper Fredrickson had served with the Illinois State Police for nearly 3½ years and was assigned to District 11.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, 16-year-old son, 14-year-old daughter, mother, brother, and two sisters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Fredrickson gave the Illinois State Police 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Fredrickson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper George Louis Fredrickson 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. George Louis Fredrickson's cause is highlighted.
How George Louis Fredrickson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Louis Fredrickson is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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