Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Arthur Aiello was killed in an automobile accident when he was thrown from the police car he was riding in while responding to an accident. Patrolman Aiello was sitting in the back seat of the open touring car and was thrown through the cloth roof when it was struck by a bread truck at the corner of Spring and Jefferson streets. Patrolman Aiello was survived by his wife and infant son. His son became a Peoria Police Officer.
Survivors
Patrolman Aiello was survived by his wife and infant son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Aiello served with the Peoria Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Peoria community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Aiello.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Arthur F. Aiello 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 Peoria Police Dept., 6 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur F. Aiello's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur F. Aiello Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur F. Aiello is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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