Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Brooke Jones-Story was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while conducting a traffic stop on U.S. Route 20 near State Route 75 in Freeport.
She had stopped another tractor-trailer and was conducting an inspection of it when another truck ran off the road, striking her patrol car before striking her and the truck she was inspecting.
The driver of the truck that struck her was charged with several traffic citations.
Trooper Jones-Story had served with the Illinois State Police for 12 years and was assigned to District 16 in Pecatonica.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Jones-Story gave the Illinois State Police 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Jones-Story.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Brooke Elizabeth Jones-Story 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. Brooke Elizabeth Jones-Story's cause is highlighted.
How Brooke Elizabeth Jones-Story Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Brooke Elizabeth Jones-Story is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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