Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Norval Wright was killed in a motorcycle crash while en route from the police station to his patrol area. His motorcycle crashed when it struck a patch of gravel near North and Bigalow streets at approximately 3:00 pm. Patrolman Wright was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Peoria Police Department for nearly seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two children, and parents.
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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.
Patrolman Wright gave the Peoria Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Peoria community, 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
Norval J. Wright served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Norval J. Wright 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 Peoria Police Dept., 6 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Norval J. Wright's cause is highlighted.
How Norval J. Wright Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Norval J. Wright is highlighted in Sep.
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