Chicago Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Tuesday, February 7, 1984
Age: 52
Tour of Duty: 27 years
Badge Number: 1006
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Date of Incident: February 7, 1984
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant John Collins was killed in an automobile crash during a vehicle pursuit.
The vehicle he was pursuing forced his patrol car into the rear of a parked truck in the 2800 block of West Van Buren Street.
Sergeant Collins was a United States Coast Guard veteran and had served with the Chicago Police Department for 27 years, assigned to the Traffic Enforcement Section. He was survived by his wife and five children.