Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Arthur Goetting was killed when his patrol car struck the engine of an Illinois Central Railroad passenger train at the Peter's Station crossing on Route 157 in Madison County. His patrol car became stuck between the two engines and was dragged 15-feet before being knocked loose by a switch standard. Trooper Goetting was killed on his one-year anniversary with the Illinois State Police and was assigned to District 11.
Survivors
Trooper Goetting was a WWII veteran and was survived by his wife.
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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 Goetting gave the Illinois State Police 1 year.
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
Arthur Paul Goetting served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Trooper Arthur Paul Goetting 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. Arthur Paul Goetting's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur Paul Goetting Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur Paul Goetting is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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