Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Donald Andrews and Patrolman Daniel Howard were killed in a traffic crash responding to an emergency call when another squad car collided with theirs at 43rd Street and Michigan Avenue. Patrolman Andrews, driver of the squad, and Patrolman Howard were rushing to the 47th Street Station of the Dan Ryan Rapid Transit line to intercept two passengers carrying a shotgun. Both squad cars had their sirens blaring and their red lights flashing as they approached the intersection. Patrolman Howard and Patrolman Andrews were westbound on 43rd Street and entered the intersection against the red light. The second squad car entered the "blind" intersection from southbound Michigan Avenue. The impact of the collision drove both squad cars onto a sidewalk. Their patrol car rolled end over end for 40 feet, killing both officers. The officers in the second squad car were treated and released for their injuries. Patrolman Andrews was a United States Army veteran who had served with the Chicago Police Department for four years, assigned to the Prairie Avenue District.
Survivors
He was survived by his daughter, parents, parents, and five siblings.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Andrews gave the Chicago Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Donald E. Andrews served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Donald E. Andrews 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. Donald E. Andrews's cause is highlighted.
How Donald E. Andrews Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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