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Trooper Robert L. Fisher | Illinois State Police, Illinois
Illinois State Police, Illinois

Trooper

Robert L. Fisher

Illinois State Police, Illinois

End of Watch: Wednesday, April 24, 1929

Biographical Info

Age: 45
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: April 24, 1929
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Guilty of manslaughter

Trooper Robert Fisher was killed in a motorcycle accident on the Dixie Highway four miles south of Hoopeston.

He was following a bus across a bridge when an oncoming car sideswiped it before it collided with his motorcycle.

The driver of the offending vehicle was arrested and convicted of manslaughter.

Trooper Fisher had served with the Illinois State Police for five years and had previously served as a railroad police officer and a sheriff's deputy. He was survived by his wife and two children.