Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Jim Morrissy was killed in a vehicle crash while responding to backup another officer at a domestic dispute call.
His patrol car was struck by another vehicle at the intersection of 160th Street and Cicero Avenue as he made a left turn onto Cicero Avenue. He was transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries several hours later.
Officer Morrissy had served with the Oak Forest Police Department for 30 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
30 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Morrissy gave the Oak Forest Police Department 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Oak Forest community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Morrissy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer James Patrick Morrissy 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. James Patrick Morrissy's cause is highlighted.
How James Patrick Morrissy Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Patrick Morrissy is highlighted in Mar.