Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Robert Stafford and Police Officer Henry Westlund both succumbed to injuries when their police motorcycles collided on River Road, between Higgins Road and Des Plaines, on October 14th, 1922.
Officer Stafford was transported to Montrose Hospital, where he died the following day. Officer Westlund was transported to Iroquois Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on October 24th, 1922.
Officer Stafford was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Officer Stafford was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Stafford served with the Cook County Highway Police.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Stafford.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Robert Mann Stafford 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 Cook County Highway Police, 11 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 84.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Mann Stafford's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Mann Stafford Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Mann Stafford is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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