Cayce Police Department, South Carolina
End of Watch: Thursday, February 28, 1991
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: September 8, 1983
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Corporal Bill Illingworth succumbed to injuries sustained on September 8th, 1983, when he was involved in a vehicle crash while responding to an armed robbery call.
He was driving southbound on Airport Boulevard, near I-26, when a tractor-trailer pulled into the roadway while attempting to make a left turn. The patrol car went underneath of the trailer before striking a utility pole.
Corporal Illingworth remained in a coma from the time of the crash until passing away seven years later on February 28th, 1991.
Corporal Illingworth was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Cayce Department of Public Safety for 13 years. He was survived by his two children.