Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Andrew Sloan was killed in a vehicle crash on Route 36 (modern-day Old Route 36) in Alexander.
He and his partner were transporting a committed inmate to the Jacksonville State Hospital when his patrol car collided with the back of a truck that had stopped in the roadway. Another deputy and two relatives of the prisoner who were riding in the patrol car were injured in the crash.
Deputy Sloan had served with the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office for only one month and had previously served as the chief of police in Auburn.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, his mother, two brothers, and five grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Sloan served with the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Springfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Sloan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Andrew Sloan 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 Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew Sloan's cause is highlighted.
How Andrew Sloan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew Sloan is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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