| Trooper Richard Groja Illinois State Police Illinois End of Watch: Sunday, May 28, 1933 Biographical Info Age: 25 Tour of Duty: 2 months Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Date of Incident: Sunday, May 28, 1933 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Trooper Richard Groja was killed in a motorcycle accident.
Trooper Groja was responding to a call in Chicago when he failed to show up. He was found five hours later at Rand Road and Garland Place. It appeared that he lost control of the motorcycle on an S-curve colliding with a tree.
Trooper Groja was a 2 month veteran of the Illinois State Police; He is survived by his wife and child. |