Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Robert Worthel was killed in a motorcycle crash while responding to the scene of an armed robbery. He struck a motorist who turned in front of him at the intersection of Washington Street and School Street. Chief Worthel had served with the Naperville Police Department for five months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Worthel served with the Naperville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Naperville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Worthel.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Robert Worthel 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. Robert Worthel's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Worthel Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Worthel is highlighted in Sep.