Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Roy Costello was killed when he struck the rear of a vehicle at the intersection of S. Archer Avenue and S. Ashland Avenue while on routine patrol.
Patrolman Costell had served with the Chicago Police Department for 21 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
21 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Costello gave the Chicago Police Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Costello.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Roy W. 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. Roy W. Costello's cause is highlighted.
How Roy W. Costello Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Roy W. Costello is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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