Brooke Elizabeth Jones-Story
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Trooper

Brooke Elizabeth Jones-Story

Illinois State Police — Springfield, IL
Accident
End of Watch March 28, 2019
Age 34
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
The Vigil Panel 169 ›
Gender Female

Incident

Trooper Brooke Jones-Story was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while conducting a traffic stop on U.S. Route 20 near State Route 75 in Freeport.

She had stopped another tractor-trailer and was conducting an inspection of it when another truck ran off the road, striking her patrol car before striking her and the truck she was inspecting.

The driver of the truck that struck her was charged with several traffic citations.

Trooper Jones-Story had served with the Illinois State Police for 12 years and was assigned to District 16 in Pecatonica.

Survivors

She is survived by her husband.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Jones-Story gave the Illinois State Police 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Jones-Story.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type State Police
Location Springfield, Sangamon County, IL
Platform Identity ilsp.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 28, 2019
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 34
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Brooke is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2019, 45 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 103rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Brooke was 34. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Brooke had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where she stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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Her people

Illinois State Police has 67 officers remembered here, Brooke among them.

Across the years
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Where

Trooper Brooke Elizabeth Jones-Story

Illinois State Police · End of Watch March 28, 2019

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-E

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