Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff William Warren was killed when his cruiser was struck head-on by a semitrailer while he was on routine patrol.
Sheriff Warren was traveling southbound on Illinois Route 142 when the semitrailer crossed the center line, striking the cruiser of Sheriff Warren, who died at the scene.
Sheriff Warren had served with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department for 23 years, having served as sheriff for over 17 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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23 years. You could have gone home.
Sheriff Warren gave the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the McLeansboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Warren.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff William Howard Warren 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 Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Howard Warren's cause is highlighted.
How William Howard Warren Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Howard Warren is highlighted in Jul.
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