Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Philip O'Reilly was killed in an automobile crash while on patrol at 4:30 am.
His patrol car was struck by a tow truck at the intersection of Granville Avenue and Western Avenue. Sergeant O'Reilly was ejected from his squad car. He was transported to Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.
The driver of the tow truck was charged with driving too fast for conditions.
Sergeant O'Reilly was assigned to the Foster Police District and was a 16 year veteran of the Chicago Police Department. He is survived by his wife, six children, and seven siblings. One of his brothers also serves on the Chicago Police Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, six children, and seven siblings.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant O'Reilly gave the Chicago Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant O'Reilly.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Philip J. O'Reilly 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. Philip J. O'Reilly's cause is highlighted.
How Philip J. O'Reilly Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Philip J. O'Reilly is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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