Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Robert Fisher was killed in a motorcycle accident on the Dixie Highway four miles south of Hoopeston. He was following a bus across a bridge when an oncoming car sideswiped it before it collided with his motorcycle. The driver of the offending vehicle was arrested and convicted of manslaughter. Trooper Fisher had served with the Illinois State Police for five years and had previously served as a railroad police officer and a sheriff's deputy.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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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 Fisher gave the Illinois State Police 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Fisher.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Robert L. Fisher 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. Robert L. Fisher's cause is highlighted.
How Robert L. Fisher Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert L. Fisher is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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