Chicago Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Tuesday, July 10, 1923
Age: 24
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 979
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: July 1, 1923
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Vincent Spiro succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of 84th Street and Ashland Avenue while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle nine days earlier.
His motorcycle struck the side of a streetcar during the pursuit. The vehicle he was chasing failed to stop, however, the man believed to have been driving it was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
Patrolman Spiro had served with the Chicago Police Department for one year. He was survived by two brothers and three sisters.