Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Alvin Perez was killed in an automobile crash while he and his partner transported a murder suspect back to the police station for questioning.
Detective Perez was driving a 1999 Ford Taurus when it struck a concrete barrier on the Mannheim Road off-ramp from the Eisenhower Expressway in snowy and slushy conditions. Detective Perez's partner and the suspect, who were both riding in the backseat, were injured.
He was transported to Loyola University Medical Center, where he succumbed to head injuries.
Detective Perez was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the Bellwood Police Department for 12 years. He had been promoted to detective only 17 days before the crash.
Survivors
Detective Perez was survived by his wife, 6-year-old daughter, 2-year-old twins, father and sister.
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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.
Detective Perez gave the Bellwood Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bellwood community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Alvin Perez, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Detective Alvin Perez, Jr. 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alvin Perez, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Alvin Perez, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alvin Perez, Jr. is highlighted in Jan.