Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Dennis Collins succumbed to injuries sustained seven months earlier when the patrol car he was riding in collided with another vehicle and overturned.
He and his partner were responding to call at a local hotel when the crash occurred at the intersection of 64th Street and Kenwood Avenue. Patrolman Collins suffered severe injuries as a result of the crash. He suffered a blood clot and subsequent fatal heart attack on July 3rd, 1953.
Patrolman Collins was survived by his wife and two sons. One of his sons and a granddaughter both went on to serve in the Chicago Police Department.
Survivors
Patrolman Collins was survived by his wife and two sons.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Collins served with the Chicago Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Collins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Dennis F. Collins 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. Dennis F. Collins's cause is highlighted.
How Dennis F. Collins Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dennis F. Collins is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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