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Captain

Donald Lee Barnes

Alsip Police Department — Alsip, IL

Accident

End of Watch July 1, 1967

Age 35

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Captain Donald Barnes was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic at 115th Street and Cicero Avenue due to a brownout. An automobile driven by a 20-year-old was ordered to stop, but he proceeded and struck Captain Barnes. He was transported to Christ Community Hospital in Oak Lawn where he died the following day. The driver was charged with reckless driving and disobeying a police officer. Captain Barnes had served with the Alsip Police Department for nine years. He was survived by his wife, 9-year-old son, 12-year-old daughter, mother, and two brothers. A local park was named his honor.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, 9-year-old son, 12-year-old daughter, mother, and two brothers.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Barnes gave the Alsip Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Alsip community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Barnes.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Alsip Police Department

Location Alsip, IL

Platform Identity apd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 1, 1967

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Captain Donald Lee Barnes 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%.

Alsip Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

IL — Statewide

354

of 1,318 officers

26.9% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald Lee Barnes's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Donald Lee Barnes Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service