Trooper Joseph Merritt Elliott
Illinois State Police
Illinois
End of Watch: Friday, October 20, 1933
Cause: Automobile accident

Biographical Info
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 7 months
Badge Number: Not available

Trooper Elliott was killed in an automobile accident while he and another officer returned to the district headquarters in Peoria, Illinois. The officers were attempting to pass another car when the patrol car went out of control on the wet road surface. Trooper Elliott was pinned underneath the car and succumbed to his injuries several hours later.

Trooper Elliott had served with the Illinois State Police for seven months and was assigned to District 8. Trooper Elliott was survived by his wife.