Highland Park Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Friday, January 6, 1984
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: 21
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: January 6, 1984
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Robert Reimann was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer after stopping a vehicle in on Highway 41, between Old Elm Road and Westleigh Road, in Lake Forest.
He was assisting the Lake Forest Police Department as they investigated a burglary and stopped a car believed to be involved. As he and other officers questioned the man on the side of a roadway a tractor-trailer entered the area and collided with the patrol cars and pedestrians.
Officer Reimann had served with the Highland Park Police Department for nine years. He was survived by his wife, father, and sister.