Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Harry B. Bradley was killed in an automobile accident while on patrol in Lawrenceville. A taxicab backed in front of him, causing him to swerve to avoid a collision. His patrol car went down an embankment and turned on its side, ejecting him. He was transported to Lake County Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries seven hours later. Trooper Bradley served with the Illinois State Police for 11 years and was a WWII veteran.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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.
Trooper Bradley gave the Illinois State Police 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Harry Ballard Bradley served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Trooper Harry Ballard Bradley 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 Illinois State Police, 49 of 67 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 73.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry Ballard Bradley's cause is highlighted.
How Harry Ballard Bradley Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Ballard Bradley is highlighted in Oct.
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